Intolerable Beauty – Portraits of American Mass Consumption

Posted by admin on February 17th, 2010 and filed under portraits | 25 Comments »

Artist & photographer Chris Jordan captures American consumption in a stunning way.

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25 Responses

  1. DmonHiro Says:

    No offense, but how …
    No offense, but how is that different from any other goverment?

  2. earthrooster1717 Says:

    All you Americans …
    All you Americans who think that more guns = less violence is delusional. On the topic of global warming, has Obama signed the kyoto protocol…NO! On the topic of democracy, America runs on self interests not democracy. On the topic of America’s governing system, it’s all run by lobbyists. Your senate is run by rich idiots who aren’t politicians, all of them running with their own self interests.
    When are American’s going to wake up to the real issues.

  3. DmonHiro Says:

    It would be nice if …
    It would be nice if everyone was well….nice. Sadly, I don’t think that is ever going to happen.

  4. medlmayer Says:

    I am sorry for that …
    I am sorry for that Dmon. But it has been answered to the best of my ability; and while i am sure my answer is not perfect, i do believe our interwoven lives and relationships, while they may seem impossible to perceive at times, are the basis of justifiable compassion. Again, peace and love, and continued curiousity as well as, a willingness to listen:)

  5. CosmosPrivateer Says:

    Yes I can because …
    Yes I can because most do not care at all.

    Do you test for knowledge?????

  6. DmonHiro Says:

    Can you actually …
    Can you actually believe that this is the first time anyone actually answered my question?

  7. medlmayer Says:

    because their lives …
    because their lives affect you: they serve the food you eat, check out what you buy, stock the stores, work in the factories, receive you in whatever offices you utilize. because, my friend, their well-being is your well-being, and vice versa. so no matter how you look at it, we are all in this world together. peace and love:)

  8. DmonHiro Says:

    why would I give a …
    why would I give a about someone I don’t even know?

  9. UcanbeGOD Says:

    NO! That is a bad …
    NO! That is a bad idea. In Britain they took the peoples guns and look what happened. There are more crimes of theft and such there. Fact is you will not ever make it impossible for people who are already criminals to get guns and when the populace is gunless we are just wide open for the kill. More guns equals less violence. I agree with schooling and social programs though as long as that money is not through taxes and voluntary.

  10. Dawn0564 Says:

    if we keep at this …
    if we keep at this rate of locking everyone up, and creating all this pollution we are on a road to destruction for all people. whatever happened to the notion of caring about the welfare of other people, of being concerned about the human race as a whole and not just yourself. our society needs to improve, hopefully obama will help us lead the way

  11. Dawn0564 Says:

    I think we should …
    I think we should increase spending on education and social programs so less people end up in prison. the guns need to be taken off the streets. less guns, less violence, less money spent on jail, more people are safe, educated and productive to society

  12. princesofserendip Says:

    Powerful images; …
    Powerful images; important info.

  13. davidoffski Says:

    we’re all gonna die …
    we’re all gonna die in our waste

  14. madcatzy Says:

    I agree
    I agree

  15. UcanbeGOD Says:

    I think prisoners …
    I think prisoners should be considered free labor. They have a DEBT to pay not we have to give them cable tv. Hard labor, free labor and long days. Imagine how much food we could grow or how much litter could be picked up by thousands and thousands of prisoners each day for free!

  16. madcatzy Says:

    Prisoners are …
    Prisoners are almost free labor! great stuff for farmers and others.. almost like going back to slavery! great stuff! LOL (sarcasm)

  17. erby1kabogey Says:

    The US leads the …
    The US leads the world in prison population with the unfortunate majority being non white and or poor but white people don’t commit any crimes just a few bad apples – that was sarcasm so save ur dumbass comments of compliance

  18. moneymagnetelizabeth Says:

    Yes it is beyond …
    Yes it is beyond words…

  19. Frankasti Says:

    Why should we care? …
    Why should we care? Seriously, you gotta make money somewhere! Being richer that your neighbor is the American dream! And remember; happiness = dream realization. They told us in school! Ecology’s ruining our dreams!

    Note : Sarcasm!

  20. neworldorder65 Says:

    there aren’t words …
    there aren’t words in the english language adequate enough to describe this level of reckless, self-indulgent insanity. how the planet survived the last hundred years is a mystery to me. what i do know, however, is that there’s no way it can/will survive another hundreds years of such merciless abuse.

  21. abe3443 Says:

    stunning, haunting, …
    stunning, haunting, and a load of trash. this isn’t art, it’s propaganda. there’s no nuance. he just bangs us over the head with numbers impossible to conceptualize.

    where does he get his numbers? cite sources!

  22. BetterABleedingHeart Says:

    Stunning and …
    Stunning and haunting.

  23. lavenderliberal Says:

    Stunning piece of …
    Stunning piece of work that should be required viewing!

  24. yoursaxman Says:

    stunning, beautiful …
    stunning, beautiful and absolutely horrifying.

    after seeing the plastic bottle piece i think twice, thrice, maybe four or five times before not buying that bottle of water and going for the drinking fountain instead.

    powerful works this guy does. excellent video, too! i’ll be sending the URL to everyone i know. thanks!

  25. yoursaxman Says:

    stunning, beautiful …
    stunning, beautiful and absolutely horrifying.

    after seeing the plastic bottle piece i think twice, thrice, maybe four or five times before not buying that bottle of water and going for the drinking fountain instead.

    powerful works this guy does. excellent video, too! i’ll be sending the URL to everyone i know. thanks!

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