W. Christian Halstead
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William Christian Halstead (b. February 7, 1981) is an American pop culture icon. He is primarily renowned for his use of Adobe Photoshop to create retouched digital images, often with humorous intent.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Halstead first gained notoriety in 1997 when one of his first works — an image of himself brandishing a firearm — appeared on the Internet and was subsequently noticed by faculty members at Central Bucks West High School. Despite widespread public fear of violence among American public schools, Halstead escaped reprimand and resolved to continue his creative expression.
[edit] Career
The popularity of MySpace has not only allowed Halstead to share his genius with a larger audience than ever, but provided him with a wider assortment of doctorable images. Since 2002, Halstead has successfully doctored photos of many celebrities and public figures, including Sean Bean, Mr. T, Klaus Kinski, Christopher D. Rist, Allen Crawford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rain Polsky, Shaquille O'Neal, Dan Ventresca, and John de Lancie. His favorite subject, however, is himself; Halstead has created over seventy self portraits, including a Halstead action figure and several in which he appears deceased.
[edit] Subject Matter
The following is a partial list of subjects lampooned by Halstead:
- homosexuality
- male genitalia
- female genitalia
- infanticide
- pederasty
- incest
- necrophilia
- Catholicism
- Christopher D. Rist
- feminism
- Scientology
[edit] Trivia
- Halstead coined the phrase, "It's probably closed."
- He is an avid fan of Opie & Anthony.
- Halstead currently plays World of Warcraft as the human warrior Molochai on The Venture Co. (US) realm.
- W. Christian Halstead is a fan of They Might Be Giants.
