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The Illuminated Matsby, Vol. 4

March 10, 2010 — Matt Page

Another Image of Faith and Devotion

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32 Responses to “The Illuminated Matsby, Vol. 4”

1. Brother Matsby Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:14 am

   “The faces of the prophets are painted on the subway walls”
2. Scott B. Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:21 am

   This tag was obviously done by youthful artists decades ago. The hairline on President Monson is much less full now.
3. blt Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:24 am

   “Sketches were rendered. Spray paint purchased. Law enforcement eluded.”
4. Steve Evans Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:29 am

   Edgar A. Guest once wrote:

   Sunshine and shadow and laughter and tears,
   These are forever the paints of the years,
   Splashed on the canvas of life day by day,
   We are the artists, the colors are they.
   We are the painters, the pigments we use
   Never we’re wholly permitted to chose.
   Grief with its gray tint and joy with its red
   Come from life’s tubes to be blended and spread.

   I think this is exactly what he had in mind.
5. Aaron R. aka Rico Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:32 am

   Who knew that Pres. Monson and Gonzo had similar parentage?
6. Tracy M Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:37 am

   I kinda want that framed in my living room.
7. Scott B. Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:38 am

   The completeness and enduring nature of well-produced graffiti is captured in the words of an unknown poet from years ago:

   Stick to your task till it sticks to you;
   Beginners are many, but enders are few.
   Honor, power, place, and praise
   Will come, in time, to the one who stays.

   Stick to your task till it sticks to you;
   Bend at it, sweat at it, smile at it too;
   For out of the bend and the sweat and the smile
   Will come life’s victories, after awhile.
8. Kathryn Soper Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:45 am

   You say you want a revelación?
9. J. Nelson-Seawright Says:
   March 10, 2010 at 10:58 am

   Could we do one with Spencer W. Kimball? Or Joseph F. Smith?

   I kid, gentle reader, I kid.
10. Cynthia L. Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 11:06 am

    The revelación will be televised.
11. Clean Cut Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 11:15 am

    Brilliant. :)
12. Susan M Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 11:30 am

    Awfully clean for a stencil.
13. J. Stapley Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Brilliant.
14. BTD Greg Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    So there’s a Mormon Banksy?

    Or, at least, someone who knows how to use Photoshop.
15. NJensen Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    Ah, Pathways to Prosecution…
16. Rebecca J Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Now that’s a Mormonad!
17. KFITZ Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    I second the mormonad idea. This belongs in the New Era, or at least the theme of next year’s EFY.
18. SteveP Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    I want this painted under every overpass in the US and on every train fence. Stunning.
19. Mommie Dearest Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    ROFLMBO. At the very least on the back of every third stop sign on the east bench.
20. Scott B. Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    The only thing that I hate about this post is that blt ruined the whole thing with the best comment possible all the way up at #3. There really was no topping that, and it’s all downhill from there.
21. Chris Henrichsen Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Sweet.
22. Scott B. Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    I suppose we could improve upon #3 by imposing the requirement of haiku on all Monsonisms.

    Who’s game?
23. meems Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    I just ordered a framed version from Deseret Books.
24. Paul Says:
    March 10, 2010 at 9:57 pm

    #4 wins.
25. blt Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 1:21 am

    #22,

    In Monsonology, the term is the “passive triplet.”
26. BerkeleySatsuki Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 1:32 am

    So…how do I get a shirt with this on it?
27. Matt W. Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 7:55 am

    Thomas S. Monson has a Giant Posse?
28. 152 Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 8:54 am

    Yeah Matsby, I’m going to come out and say what many people are implying. If you commercialize this one, I’ll buy it! T-shirt specifically. Don’t know if you have any interest.
29. Brother Matsby Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 9:02 am

    Thanks guys. I’ll look into the whole T-shirt thing and let you know.
30. W. V. Smith Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Once, driving home from Grady hospital in Atlanta, I saw a really good spray of Gordon B. Hinckley on an underpass. I think it got painted over a week or so later. This would have been like early spring 2001 or so and kind of in an obscure spot. Anyway, this is really cool Matt!
31. aquinas Says:
    March 11, 2010 at 10:19 am

    I also concur; comment (#3) was pure genius.
32. Kim Says:
    March 12, 2010 at 10:26 am

    I would so buy this as a t-shirt.

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