Andres Serrano,1987, Piss Christ, Location (N/A),  5′ 0″ x 3′ 4″, Photograph

Piss Christ by Andres Serrano depicts a plastic Jesus submerged into urine. When viewing the image, we see only two colors yellow and orange, and we can also observe the cracks in the image as well. The image brings up many different questions, but it relates the most to the realism principle. It connects in that way because photography is the most realistic form of art, because in the moment it was very real. Barrett notes, “What do we mean when we call a work of art realistic? Photographs and other camera-based images are commonly accepted as the most Realistic of the arts, exploring the idea regarding realism and the representation using photographs.” (50). In connecting the theory behind it, we see realism also in the sense of thinking it is something different than what it is. When viewing the image at first we would never think it was someone’s urine, and that is what also makes it more real. The photograph creates an illusion and that is something else that is super important. We in society today always pass judgements, and try to conclusion and we need to see art in a more realistic and creative way.