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The year was 1995 (or '96, somewhere around there) and artist David Christiansen was in Mexico working for a local church. The pieces he was sculpting were serious business, depicting the final hours of Jesus' life. It was a long way from the work he'd been doing, building things like giant Beavis and Butt-Head robots for Viacom and six-foot-long roaches to help the company promote the "Citizen Kane" of roach movies, "Joe's Apartment." Then one day, without warning, the idea for the sculpture above was born.

"I just combined the two," Christiansen said about the inspiration for "Beavis and Butthead's Fifteenth Station of the Cross." "It's all about how people worship media and how media is based on this 'watch me, follow me' culture. In a sense, it's the same as religion."

Christiansen's sculpture, which he made out of eurothane foam in about three months, went on display in a Kansas art gallery soon after he finished it. It didn't stay up long. "It's kind of a Bible Belt area," he told Clutch. "It got some controversial media coverage and I was asked to remove it after some protest. It kind of hit a nerve with some Catholics." But not everyone in the '90s was an overly sensitive killjoy. A month after the controversial showing, Christiansen put the piece up in another art show and didn't hear a single complaint.

And now, are you ready for this: the sculpture can be yours! Christiansen is selling this beautiful piece of religious commentary/pop art for the low, low price of $6,000 (plus $375 shipping). OK, so it's not that low. But it's worth it for two reasons: 1) You'd own this epic piece of art and 2) You'd be able to keep your religious aunt from ever visiting.

Check out some more pictures of "Beavis and Butthead's Fifteenth Station of the Cross" below. Read More...

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