Jimmy L has taken an iconic image and interfered with it.
Converting something we all know and love into something only some of us know and love. A quintessentially English image has been manipulated into a emblematically Scottish one – thus transforming the gents into a haven for the Kilted.
A genuine dichotomy of sorts that is only enhanced by the vibrant use of colour.
“Hilarious, thought provoking, sick, intense, controversial and compelling” Damien Rice
November 26, 2006 at 12:16 am |
Jimmy L likes to wear his kilt real low, was green the right choice? good use of big words
November 26, 2006 at 5:20 pm |
I think the artist was trying to echo the fact that Scotland is a very green country.
Also, I believe the Kilts in Leith are often worn lower than the rest of Edinburgh.
November 27, 2006 at 12:46 pm |
Do you know why that is Gary Wood?
November 27, 2006 at 8:47 pm |
It’s a Ghetto thang
November 28, 2006 at 12:43 am |
But people who wear kilts don’t wear knickers. Surely if the Leith kids are wearing them ghetto low, then everyone’s going to see their winkle.
November 28, 2006 at 12:45 am |
The sporran hides their winkle.
And the bumbagpipe hides their bum.
November 28, 2006 at 12:59 pm |
I think the artist is trying to say “Jimmy L is a tranny”
November 28, 2006 at 5:42 pm |
This is why art is so exciting, everybody has a different point of view.
Commenter has raised a completely differently perspective, one which I had overlooked.
Transylvania’s national dress is very similar to that of Scotland, but of a green colour and worn slightly below the hips.
Any other interpretations?
November 30, 2006 at 4:18 pm |
Have you noticed how muscly his arms are?
November 30, 2006 at 6:44 pm |
I have, they are as wide as a baby.