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# What People Are Saying About George W. Bush's Bathroom Paintings
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/what-people-are-saying-about-george-w-bushs-bathroom-paintings/
- Published: 2013-02-08T21:00:23.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:45:37.000Z
- Description: It should be expected that anything related to George W. Bush and art will generate discussion, so we couldn't wait to see the comments from the netizenry about the latest Presidential Sunday painter.
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, George W. Bush, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 06:51 (2012, 2013, part 1)

![dubyatf-HOME](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/02/dubyatf-home.jpg)

It should be expected that anything related to George W. Bush and art will generate discussion, so we couldn’t wait to see the comments from the netizenry about the latest Presidential Sunday painter.

So, after we published a post about the now infamous paintings, we couldn’t wait to hear what others are thinking.

Here are some of our favorites:

> i wish George W. Bush had discovered his love of painting in 1999.  
>  
> — Seth D. Michaels (@sethdmichaels) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/sethdmichaels/status/299901686166736896?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> The rare Reverse Hitler RT [@RyanNewYork](https://twitter.com/RyanNewYork?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com): I like Bush's new hobby of painting over his old one of starting unnecessary wars.  
>  
> — What duck? (@geeoharee) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/geeoharee/status/299901941172039681?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> Ironically, after seeing the Bush paintings, we, too, are taking a shower.  
>  
> — Paper Monument (@PaperMonument) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/PaperMonument/status/299974997089341441?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> If Bush's bathtub painting isn't in the next Documenta, I owe you a Coke.  
>  
> — Kevin (@KevinBuist) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/KevinBuist/status/299965222976901120?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> The George W Bush painting is just too good. I couldn't be prouder of America having elected a kindergartner president twice. [#USA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/USA?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) [#NEA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NEA?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)  
>  
> — CF Edley III (@SAFEmansion) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/SAFEmansion/status/299973248991514624?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> [#PRT](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PRT?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com) Like Bush, if I retire I may also start painting half nude portraits of myself. So I just won the argument for never retiring. [#Bahrain](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bahrain?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)  
>  
> — Khalifa Al Mushroom Dick (@SheikhKhalifaPM) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/SheikhKhalifaPM/status/299969190180302849?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> Bush 43's self-paintings reveal less about him than that world leaders are, after all, human like the rest of us: [http://t.co/TMprITos](http://t.co/TMprITos?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
>  
> — Kevin Lees 🌍 (@Suffragio) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/Suffragio/status/299966009824145408?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

https://twitter.com/LenaNicholson/status/299964590073208833https://twitter.com/boydanaaa/status/299964154041757699

> I meant to say: The George W. Bush shower painting is the Las Meninas of the Terrorism Era.  
>  
> — steven pate (@stevenjpate) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/stevenjpate/status/299960249140523009?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

https://twitter.com/NFAnna/status/299953544931463168

> GW Bush's shower painting: cover of Kanye's next album  
>  
> — Brandon Krueger (@BrandonAKrueger) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/BrandonAKrueger/status/299947262228983808?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> If this is fo real, well, just aww…George W. Bush paintings, just as embarrassing as his presidency. [http://t.co/Nc3qXOWM](http://t.co/Nc3qXOWM?ref=hyperallergic.com)  
>  
> — jana wilson (@mooonchild) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/mooonchild/status/299945058214481921?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> Not surprised that George W. Bush likes to paint. As President, he kept painting the country into a corner.  
>  
> — Lewis Grossberger (@Grossberger) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/Grossberger/status/299944213007720448?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

> What I like best about George W. Bush's shower painting is it looks like a Criterion cover for a Wes Anderson movie.  
>  
> — ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/netw3rk/status/299909256730255361?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

https://twitter.com/SJRivera/status/298927483493961728https://twitter.com/GregVancouver/status/299964106545451008

> Disturbing. I am now creeped out by the shower. Very "Psycho", [http://t.co/iT853NQ7](http://t.co/iT853NQ7?ref=hyperallergic.com) via [@hyperallergic](https://twitter.com/hyperallergic?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)  
>  
> — kj (@oddgirlart) [February 8, 2013](https://twitter.com/oddgirlart/status/299951813145268226?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

https://twitter.com/IanAlanPaul/status/299950762887372800

And here are the Bush paintings that I’m sure we’d all like to see:

https://twitter.com/chrisrokelley/status/299960376177598466https://twitter.com/ericschroeck/status/299967885172940800

And from our Facebook and blogazine comments:

- “Trolling is an art. W’s presidency was a performance piece but now he’s an outsider artist.” —[uffthefluff](https://hyperallergic.com/do-bushs-paintings-tell-us-anything-about-the-former-president/)
- “Obviously Bush feels like he’s dirty and needs to cleanse himself… maybe of the blood of Iraqi children?” —[Bob Bruno](https://hyperallergic.com/do-bushs-paintings-tell-us-anything-about-the-former-president/)
- “P.S. George W. is a far better painter than Hitler.” —[Gerry Visco](https://hyperallergic.com/do-bushs-paintings-tell-us-anything-about-the-former-president/)
- “DubyaTF?” —[Eugene Ratigliano](https://www.facebook.com/hyperallergic/posts/209047195902615)
- “The ex-emperor has no clothes.” —[Lola Scarpitta](https://www.facebook.com/hyperallergic/posts/209047195902615)
- “I feel like this is violating his privacy. Sorry, but private emails of former President is not for public consumption. And no I am not a fan of Bush W.” —[Suzanne Louise](https://www.facebook.com/hyperallergic/posts/209047195902615)
- “Is this what is called ‘outsider art?'” —[Geoff Bush](https://www.facebook.com/hyperallergic/posts/209047195902615)

And for the meme-inclined. [Ryder Ripps has created an overlay for your to take a photo of yourself peering into Bush’s tub](http://overlayer.com/m/bush-painting?ref=hyperallergic.com). Creepy? Yes.