Barack and Michelle Obama's portraits unveiled (Trunc.)

Entertainment News ^ | Feb. 12, 2018 | Chancellor Agard

[libstripper]

Full title:

Barack and Michelle Obama's portraits unveiled at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Text of excerpt:

Barack and Michelle Obama’s official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on Monday morning.

The former president’s portrait was painted by artist Kehinde Wiley, and the former First Lady chose Baltimore artist Amy Sherald for hers. Wiley and Sherald are the first two African-American artists to ever be commissioned to paint presidential portraits for the museum.

[libstripper]

Please look at the two unretouched portraits as depicted in this article. The picture shows both Obolas beside their portraits in proper, normal contrast that, by comparison with the paintings, shows both paintings to be horribly done, with each profoundly lacking in contrast.

Then take a look at CNN's reproduction of both paintings, shown here:

http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/politics/obama-portrait-unveiling/index.html

Neither is shown beside the Obolas as the portraits were unveiled, a showing that would have revealed the horrible lack of contrast. Instead, each is given a free standing showing and appears to have the proper level of contrast, something that probably resulted from CNN electronically adding the contrast to make them look better.

[rktman]

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

[Psalm 144]

LOL! Looks like a student did them with a photo projection.

Both sets are bad. The CNN gloss didn’t help the fundamental weaknesses very much.

[dead]

[butlerweave]

Barry is surrounded by his most favorite thing in the World , WEED

[roadcat]

How appropriate, on EWW.com (or close to it). Yuck.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Okay everybody, PRETEND you love these paintings like everyone in that room did. What a JOKE. Disgusting narcissists!

[grania]

re: Barry's picture

At first glance, it reminded me of the tipsy dream sequence of Dorothy in a field of poppies in Wizard of Oz.

[rktman]

Not moose limbs?

[Jeff Chandler]

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Where is the portrait of Reggie Love?

[Pilgrim's Progress]

That portrait is NOT Mochelle . . . it looks too much like a female.

[Billthedrill]

100 years from now Americans will look at these and understand the shallowness, pretentiousness, and sheer ugliness of the 0bama administration embodied on canvas by Identity Artists. Fourth-grade art students will laugh.

[Klemper]

Who was the lady that refurbished that 1400 year old portrait of Jesus? I would give her $200 to commission a brand new portrait of them.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

>>>Wiley and Sherald are the first two African-American artists to ever be commissioned to paint presidential portraits for the museum.<<<

And very likely the last . . .

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Krishana Davis ✔ @KrishanaDavis: "The softness and ethereal feeling of Obama’s portrait speaks volumes."

Oh, Fer Feck's Sake! These people are brainwashed morons.

[marstegreg]

Obama looks like the delicate flower that he is. However, Michelle does not look at all like Michelle (which is not a bad thing).

[Davy Crocket]

You got that right a couple of Horses patooties!

[joethedrummer]

AAAHHHH!!!! HAAAAA!!!

Ya got one dog lookin one way an’ da udda one lookin’ da udda way...

...an’ den you got Michael sayin’... “whaddaya want from me, a school lunch or sumfin’?”

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Ron Asher @rmasher2: "Love love love that Michelle 0bama is wearing a sleeveless gown in that beautiful White House portrait revealed today. Lovely to see those beautiful bare shoulders & arms that drove Republicans crazy for all those years."

Who lets these people VOTE?!?!