Posted on 10/14/2017 7:02:18 PM PDT by simpson96
Thhe Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery have tapped contemporary artists to paint portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle. The Obamas had a hand in the selection process, and, unfortunately, they have not selected famous artist George W. Bush to do the honors. But fortunately, they chose Kehinde Wiley, a wildly popular artist based in New York, and the lesser known, but still exciting up-and-coming Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald.
Wiley, who will paint the president, is known for depicting African American men in the style of the Old Masters over baroque backgrounds. In another lifetime known popularly as 2012, Wiley spoke about Obama’s presidency with the BBC. “The reality of Barack Obama being the president of the United States—quite possibly the most powerful nation in the world—means that the image of power is completely new for an entire generation of not only black American kids, but every population group in this nation,” he said.(snip)
Sherald, who will be painting Michelle, has a portrait in the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture, called “Grand Dame Queenie” (2012). She paints in grey scale for the body of her subjects, mostly black men and women, with colorful backgrounds and clothing.
(Excerpt) Read more at vanityfair.com ...
Thanks, these two have a ways to go before they make me forget Rembrandt.
Snake and Doberman taste like chicken too.
All kidding aside, you got a damned cool big wheel. Old lady aint shabby either (Assuming the repeated pics in your profile are of her), but that trike..... WOW.
PS. my cats would eat your snake(s). They are mean as hell and the neighbors rots on one side and pits on the other run when I open the sliding door. The cats attack as a pack. I have had to apologize to many an embarrassed dog owner about my cats mauling their poor dog.
My mother used to lead tours at the art museum here locally. Fortunately or unfortunately I suffered through a tour or two or three... etc.
I agree Rembrandt was a master. Just one at the local Museum.
My favorite art is the pointillists. Pre pixel pixels. True genius. Minds before their time.
Certainly one of the great achievements of Western civilization!
I found what I think may be the best definition of `art’ in Paul Johnson’s book “Art”: anything that appeals to our sense of the sublime.
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[French sublimer, from Latin sublimare]
a (1) :to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor (2) :to render finer (as in purity or excellence)
b :to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth
By that definition a lot of stuff passing as art today really isn’t art. It’s just vanity.
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Even there, I doubt he would have the know-how or skill to install the hardware. He's like a young girl mentally.
Here is that painting...
Below is the one I first referred to. The one you posted, with him yanking a sword (obvious sexual connotations, IMO)....
When I see the Presidential portraits They seem far less masterful than the work of the “old masters”. To my layman’s eye every single presidential portrait in my lifetime truely qualified as an “excrable daub” Nowhere close to artists of the past who painted in the same league. Then there are guys like Samuel Morse, not particularly known for art who painted a portrait of his daughter that are to is stunning. Is it just me?
*I* am the old lady and 8 foot ever-hungry Ruby might be a match for your cats.
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So I reckon the Unicorn should have used a lot of Astroglide.
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Oh, Lookie!
It’s a picture of what that guy who used to be Prez would look like if he was a man.
Name a contemporary painter who does make you forget Rembrandt.
Most of the recent portraits of presidents weren't anything to write home about.
Since John Singer Sargent painted Theodore Roosevelt, it's pretty much been downhill all the way.
You forgot the “ “ around man.
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