I lived away for ten years and have returned to the area. My friend told me that during the interim,someone planted a tree in front of it to block the view from the street, but it is gone now. My friend would give instructions to his house as follows:”remember to take a right at the Googly Eyed Jesus.” Anyone have any information on when it was created, who the artist was, etc?
I lived in Portland for 25 years and we called this “Jesus with the fried egg eyes.” The paper did a story once, which I’m too lazy to look up. The artist created it decades ago, and sometime in the later 2000’s, the town lobbied to have it taken down. The artist, who lives in another state, I believe, refused. Within a couple of years, the tree under the picture had grown to cover a good part of it and, mysteriously, no one kept it trimmed back. It was that way for a few years, when they finally cut the tree down. My favorite part is the uterus & ovaries above his head.
We called it the Googly-eyed Jesus too! I don’t know the details, but it’s been there since at least the early 2000s. I remember when they planted the tree to cover it up 🤣 (Edited for grammar)
I worked at a hifi shop back in the mid 2000’s and a customer gave me driving directions with that church, using that nickname, as a landmark for a flatscreen delivery. I still call it that. I was sad when the church let the tree grow in front of it, and am happy that the tree is gone.
Yup. Growing up that’s what my brother and I called it. Hell, it was only a few years ago that a tree was planted there to block it. They only recently cut it down.
I personally know the person who poisoned the tree as a prank 3 years ago. He’s in college now and doesn’t live in Maine anymore but he was a senior in high school at the time
The backstory is, this young girl gets engaged to an older dude, and he totally thinks she's a virgin. When she turns up pregnant before the wedding she's all like: "ummmmm god did it?". Hijinks ensue.
I went to the catholic school attached to this church. Creepy Jesus has always been a part of my life, never gave it much thought lmao. But I’ve always kinda liked it.
Scary Jesus church!! I live right around the corner. Painted in the 1980s. They had let a big pine grown up and cover Jesus’s face but cut it down a couple years ago.
Um…radical Jew’s teaching is misappropriated and twisted into power/money grab at the expense of the very people he hoped to help, perpetuated by assaultive patriarchy and tax-exempt status. Or is that too far back?
We call it Creepy Jesus at our house. Family lore says there was a mosaic that failed the test of winter and shed its tiles all the time so they installed this. Many a family memory in that place.
What a weird weird painting to slap on a church. I had to squinch the picture bigger bc I thought the second from the top was a goats head apparently it is a nice set of Fallopian tubes under a white dress shirt. The guy at the bottom looks like he just hit the nearest weed shop. I usually love the offbeat art world but this is just plain weird.
I lived away for ten years and have returned to the area. My friend told me that during the interim,someone planted a tree in front of it to block the view from the street, but it is gone now. My friend would give instructions to his house as follows:”remember to take a right at the Googly Eyed Jesus.” Anyone have any information on when it was created, who the artist was, etc?
Ha ha I always heard it referred to as Googly Eyed Jesus too! It scared the crap out of my son when he was little
We call it Crazy Jesus.
I lived in Portland for 25 years and we called this “Jesus with the fried egg eyes.” The paper did a story once, which I’m too lazy to look up. The artist created it decades ago, and sometime in the later 2000’s, the town lobbied to have it taken down. The artist, who lives in another state, I believe, refused. Within a couple of years, the tree under the picture had grown to cover a good part of it and, mysteriously, no one kept it trimmed back. It was that way for a few years, when they finally cut the tree down. My favorite part is the uterus & ovaries above his head.
We called it the Googly-eyed Jesus too! I don’t know the details, but it’s been there since at least the early 2000s. I remember when they planted the tree to cover it up 🤣 (Edited for grammar)
Buff Jesus (referring to image above google eyes Jesus)
I've always heard it referred to as fried egg Jesus
You should check out egg beater Jesus in Huntsville AL. It's equally amazing in a different way.
Oh I thought it was a bush, and with the bush covering the full view of Jesus it looked a little weird
Ha! My family and I always called it Church of the Bug-Eyed Jesus.
My family calls it
We called it the church of the Scary Jesus as kids. I only know that it was my great grandmother's catholic church.
I worked at a hifi shop back in the mid 2000’s and a customer gave me driving directions with that church, using that nickname, as a landmark for a flatscreen delivery. I still call it that. I was sad when the church let the tree grow in front of it, and am happy that the tree is gone.
Oh Lawd
YOU MUST SEEEK THE GRAAAAAIIIIILL
Dude looks like Tom Green.
Does Daddy want some sausage?!
[удалено]
And how old are you? That'd help us solve this mystery.
Also known as Creepy Jesus
We have always called it creepy Jesus. I quite enjoyed the tree that grew in front of it.
Yup. Growing up that’s what my brother and I called it. Hell, it was only a few years ago that a tree was planted there to block it. They only recently cut it down.
Creepy Jesus watches you get ice cream, go to the library, or slip over to Hannie's. Creepy Jesus is eternal.
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/03/26/news/obscured-for-years-controversial-googley-eyed-jesus-mural-makes-return/
Why's it controversial? It looks cool as hell.
https://www.pressherald.com/2016/05/25/sickly-tree-that-hides-controversial-jesus-mural-needs-a-miracle/
"Maine artist John Laberge designed the mural in 1980."
I personally know the person who poisoned the tree as a prank 3 years ago. He’s in college now and doesn’t live in Maine anymore but he was a senior in high school at the time
Monty Python Jesus intro.
Yes! Glad I'm not the only one
SCARY JESUS CHURCH AND THE HOLY UTERUS (ya I see the massive downvotes on everyone's posts...downvote this!)
Every time I drive by this with my teenaged daughter I tell her this is the face she makes every time I talk to her. And then she makes the face. 🤣
My favorite bit is the full blown uterus he is looking up at, gets me everytime when om stu k at that light
That's the Holy Spirit
Always thought he looked like he was having a bad trip
Dude is zoinked out of his mind
ಥoಥ
IIRC they’ve planted a tree directly in front of it
Now gone.
The backstory is, this young girl gets engaged to an older dude, and he totally thinks she's a virgin. When she turns up pregnant before the wedding she's all like: "ummmmm god did it?". Hijinks ensue.
Tale as old as time, really.
this is pretty fascinating:
My brother called it The Church of the Scary Cross-Eyed Jesus. Jesus was so distracting that it took us years to notice the uterus lilies above him.
eyeroll
Hey! It’s the Church of the Scary Jesus.
SCARY JESUS CHURCH
I went to the catholic school attached to this church. Creepy Jesus has always been a part of my life, never gave it much thought lmao. But I’ve always kinda liked it.
Someone was really high when they painted it
I remember I used to laugh every time I saw that silly Possessed Jesus.
Scary Jesus church!! I live right around the corner. Painted in the 1980s. They had let a big pine grown up and cover Jesus’s face but cut it down a couple years ago.
I've always heard it referred to as the scary Jesus.
Didn’t his eyes used to be bloody/bloodshot? Or am I misremembering this being even creepier when I was younger?
He just looks tired of all the shit happening in the world rn
Gives me Monty Python Holy Grail vibes
That's Jesus' O face!
Portland. Where even the most conservative Christians smoke toad venom on weeknights!
Um…radical Jew’s teaching is misappropriated and twisted into power/money grab at the expense of the very people he hoped to help, perpetuated by assaultive patriarchy and tax-exempt status. Or is that too far back?
That has ALWAYS creeped the hell outta me (so to speak lmao)
We call it Creepy Jesus at our house. Family lore says there was a mosaic that failed the test of winter and shed its tiles all the time so they installed this. Many a family memory in that place.
I used to go to summer camp at SMCC and this thing always freaked me the heck out when we drove by it
I don't know about y'all, but I always wanted to know what Jesus' vinegar strokes looked like... showin us the O face!
I see some negativity about this but the cross on top is a big plus
Googley eyed Jesus and the uterus flower.
Heroin Jesus!
Church of the holy uterus
holy fuck
I love that this exists.
I’ve wondered this since I was a child…
It looks like a dispensary more than a church.
Didn't that used to be a DMV building?
haha no, there was never a DMV in SoPo as far as I am aware
Ah, good ol' Spooky Jesus
No clue but this is def one of my favorite parts of South Portland
I always use this when giving directions to reds. "Take a right at the googley eyed Jesus church"
Ah yes, the church with the freaky Jesus is what we used to call it.
looks like a mural of a hippy doing mushrooms or acid.
Not sure but I grew up in the area and that thing used to scare the ever loving shit out of me
The "Scary Jesus Church"!
Long ago, the was a Sword, and a Shield...
We’ve called it “church of the ugly Jesus” since we were kids lol.
Built as part of the church in the 70s. I read it's one of the biggest mosaic pieces.
Heres a back story.. Since I was a kid this thing would crep me out at night.
Sperm face
My family calls it “church of the weird uterine Jesus” because that second image from the top is uterine AF
We always called it "sick of your shit" Jesus
What a weird weird painting to slap on a church. I had to squinch the picture bigger bc I thought the second from the top was a goats head apparently it is a nice set of Fallopian tubes under a white dress shirt. The guy at the bottom looks like he just hit the nearest weed shop. I usually love the offbeat art world but this is just plain weird.
Buff Jesus at the top. Orgasmic Jesus below
That's a church It's a painting of Jesus.