Posted on 02/12/2018 9:56:09 AM PST by Olog-hai
The National Portrait Gallery on Monday unveiled portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — to a very mixed reception.
Even though Barack Obama praised Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald “for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman I love,” many critics on social media slammed the rendition of the former first lady.
Their main question: Is that really her? […]
For the portrait, the former first lady was painted in “grayscale” — a charcoal color with taupe undertones. She’s seated, with her hair falling around her shoulders, in a bold floor-length dress.
While most agreed the image was striking, Twitter went to war over whether it looked anything like Michelle Obama. The verdict varied widely, from positive responses to confused reactions to concern that the portrait did not live up to the subject. …
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No wedding ring.
Reggie must have it.
(ARMS)...and too long. I bet they make 5 feet.
Humerus is huge!
Unsure if I can say this, will go out on a limb and ask about her ape index?
Thanks for referring me to these portraits-———I love them.
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I think HIS portrait makes him look like a third world drug kingpin from a Magic Realism novel by Gabriel García Marquez.
Perfect description.
That sounds racisss. However, no one should be niggardly in their comments on these portraits.
Indeed...much better!
Odunga looking at Moocheles Portrait thinking “I Wish!”
The portraits at post #140 are much better and suitable for an official presidential portrait. As for these paintints, I think Michelle’s portrait is just awful; it’s flat, nor does it look like her. Obama’s portrait is really odd. If he was a lover of flowers or that sort of thing, ok. But,how does sitting among flowers capture his personality, unless it’s referring to the effeminate side of him.
Anyway, the paintings at 140 are much better.
She’s prettier in the portrait than I remember her, but the artist still captured her seething contempt.
“....The background, which features flowers from three significant places to him: Kenya, Hawaii and Chicago.”
I just read this which helps a little. But, the artist could have incorporated these flowers a bit more subtle.
Obama Portrait Artist Likes to Paint African-American Women Holding Heads of Decapitated White Women
It’s a paint by numbers portrait.
It looks like a buff Michael Jackson to me.
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