Harry Whittington, the lawyer who was shot by US Vice President Richard M. Cheney, announced today that he would be auctioning his face and neck as an outstanding example of "conservative art."
Harking back to previous examples such as William S. Burroughs' shotgun paintings, Whittington said, the patterns created by firearms upon human skin and other media can be "resplendently beautiful as well as stunningly tragic" works of art. He continued, "They can speak volumes about the fragility of the human condition, the correspondence between mind and nature, and can even expose the soul of the artist in a way unique to this form of art."
He said the affected skin would be removed from his body this week and replaced with grafts from other areas of his body, to ensure the beauty of the wounds would not be erased by the healing process. Money from the sale will be donated to conservative causes.
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