Posted on 02/13/2018 8:35:39 AM PST by mandaladon
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiled its commissioned portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday. Barack Obama image, painted by artist Kehinde Wiley, shows him seated in front of an ivy backdrop, while Michelle Obama was painted by Amy Sherald in a pale blue setting. Wiley and Sherald were the first black artists commissioned to paint a presidential couple for the Smithsonian.
“Kehinde was working at a disadvantage,” the 44th U.S. president joked at the ceremony. “His subject was less becoming. Not as fly.”
“I tried to negotiate less gray hair, but Kehinde’s artistic integrity would not allow it,” he added. “I tried to negotiate smaller ears — struck out on that again as well.”
Obama said Wiley initially wanted to portray him with “scepters” and “chifforobes” — possibly even mount him on a horse.
“I had to explain that I’ve got enough political problems without you making me look like Napoleon,” he said. “We’ve got to bring it down just a touch.”
Michelle Obama had nothing but praise for Sherald’s process.
“I was blown away by the boldness of Amy’s colors,” she said. “In the first few seconds of our conversation, I knew she was the one for me.”
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
[Somebody trying to communicate something...]
‘Four-Finger Salute’ Shows Solidarity With Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
https://www.rferl.org/a/egypt-four-finger-salute/25085068.html
Regarding green background of OBAMA’S portrait...
Green
The color most strongly associated with Islam is green because it has represented Islam for centuries. Many Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran feature the color green on their national flags. Some believe that green was the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite color, and it is mentioned in a number of verses in the Quran as the color that will be worn by the inhabitants of paradise.
https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-the-colors-of-islam-12086654.html
Green has other properties, too, that make it a natural fit for Islam and the Middle East. It’s a symbol of nature and life—especially potent in the dry desert. Mohammed invoked this connection when he wrote about a folkloric figure called al-Khidr, or “the Green One,” who symbolizes immortality.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2009/06/islamic_greenwashing.html
After hearing for eight years about Mich’s “toned arms”
the artist gave her flat stick arms.
I’m wondering about the size compared to other
President’s portraits, seem awfully big.
My first thought on seeing the portrait was him sitting in a jungle.
She has giant man-hands!
The Smithsonian.
Obama said Wiley initially wanted to portray him with “scepters” and “chifforobes” — possibly even mount him on a horse.
I think what he meant to say was, Wiley initially wanted to portray him with “schleppers” and “chiffon robes” — possibly even have him mounting a horse.
This is a hostile painting... even down to the 'artist' ignoring the praise for 'boldness of color'. Or NOT ignoring it but intentionally washing out the paining in watery shades of grey...
Of course, the article says nothing about the artist being black, gay and an America hater who paints black women chopping heads off White women.
Because the media really like all that.
“Why does President Obama have six fingers on his left hand?”
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Undisclosed Amish heritage?
“We’ve got to bring it down just a touch.”
Nothing brings it down ‘just a touch’ like adding sperm.
No...the Barack painter paints black women with severed heads of White Women!
Looks like a Jai alai cesta.
Wasn’t that fellow on the right in a couple of Clint Eastwood movies?
“Right turn, Mike”
Those are horrible. Are they really okay with those being on public display?
More great work from the art teest:
https://www.thewrap.com/obama-portrait-artist-kehinde-wiley-black-women-decapitating-white-women/
“does it mean they are to be hung in White House ?”
I hope they are. The Trumps will hang them right above the guest toilets far, far off in the east wing above a crooked toilet that doesn’t quite flush right.
I WANT those pictures in my house. And I want people to take a tour of it everyday to see what kind of lunacy took hold of American government for almost a decade.
Yeah. None at all.
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