{"id":355,"date":"2008-03-18T20:03:44","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T00:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2008\/03\/18\/bamboo-ben-art-fink\/"},"modified":"2008-03-18T20:03:44","modified_gmt":"2008-03-19T00:03:44","slug":"bamboo-ben-art-fink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2008\/03\/18\/bamboo-ben-art-fink\/","title":{"rendered":"Bamboo Ben – Art Fink"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bamboo Ben<\/a> is a true original. An old punk like myself, you just never quite know what to expect from him. He’s made a lot of art in various mediums. But, I think he just made his masterpiece. A real statement about art and being true and commercialism. When the trap snapped on the neck of a rat in his shop recently, an idea was born. This piece, which may be number one in a series, is one fantastic work.<\/p>\n

\"Piss<\/p>\n

“Piss Fink”<\/p>\n

Somewhere between Rat Fink <\/a>and Piss Christ<\/a>… Yes, that’s a real dead rat.<\/p>\n

More and the series may continue at Ben’s MySpace page…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bamboo Ben is a true original. An old punk like myself, you just never quite know what to expect from him. He’s made a lot of art in various mediums. 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