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aren't these wonderful paintings?

With the exception of the subject matter, I'd say that objectively the artist is very talented. The style looks a lot like the Pre Raphaelites IMHO.

Take the Lady of Shallot for example:

(02-13-2018 11:05 AM)miko33 Wrote: [ -> ]With the exception of the subject matter, I'd say that objectively the artist is very talented. The style looks a lot like the Pre Raphaelites IMHO.

Take the Lady of Shallot for example:

Beautiful painting.

(02-13-2018 11:01 AM)No Bull Wrote: [ -> ]



aren't these wonderful paintings?

So those kinds of things ruin Kathy Griffin’s career but since black that clown gets a bunch of cash to do awful paintings of an ex president. Got it.

(02-13-2018 11:09 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:05 AM)miko33 Wrote: [ -> ]With the exception of the subject matter, I'd say that objectively the artist is very talented. The style looks a lot like the Pre Raphaelites IMHO.

Take the Lady of Shallot for example:

Beautiful painting.

I enjoy the work of John William Waterhouse. Also, plenty of other great artists from this era of art.

https://www.google.com/search?q=john+wil...49#imgrc=_

One of my favorites

I think they are fine as art.

I do think the official portraits are extremely garish for an official portrait. There are a couple of fine portraits of Obama that would have served well. Not sure why they went the route they did.

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(02-13-2018 11:18 AM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ]I think they are fine as art.

I do think the official portraits are extremely garish for an official portrait. There are a couple of fine portraits of Obama that would have served well. Not sure why they went the route they did.

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He's no longer in office and is still disgracing it. He is the only POTUS without a tie surrounded by flowers. Way to follow decorum Lord Zero, such gravitas.

Both official portraits look "cartoonish" to me, especially when compared with the other official portraits it will be walls with. The first picture above is more lifelike, so we know the artist is capable of realism.

As for the subject matter, I do find it odd the first "head chopper" is dressed in Renaissance era clothing.

(02-13-2018 11:45 AM)49RFootballNow Wrote: [ -> ]Both official portraits look "cartoonish" to me, especially when compared with the other official portraits it will be walls with. The first picture above is more lifelike, so we know the artist is capable of realism.

As for the subject matter, I do find it odd the first "head chopper" is dressed in Renaissance era clothing.

most decent ex presidents would not pick an artists who has painted someone decapitating someone.. of a different race...

I have this one in the wall in my office.



BTW, are those first 2 what's called social justice art?

(02-13-2018 11:49 AM)No Bull Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:45 AM)49RFootballNow Wrote: [ -> ]Both official portraits look "cartoonish" to me, especially when compared with the other official portraits it will be walls with. The first picture above is more lifelike, so we know the artist is capable of realism.

As for the subject matter, I do find it odd the first "head chopper" is dressed in Renaissance era clothing.

most decent ex presidents would not pick an artists who has painted someone decapitating someone.. of a different race...

Yep, let Trump or Bush pick an artist with paintings of white people decapitating blacks and see if the left considers it "art".

(02-13-2018 11:55 AM)TechRocks Wrote: [ -> ]I have this one in the wall in my office.



BTW, are those first 2 what's called social justice art?

Is that Obama without his white mom's DNA included? He doesn't get that dark standing outside all day in June.

(02-13-2018 11:01 AM)No Bull Wrote: [ -> ]



aren't these wonderful paintings?

Just “sort of a play on the ‘klll whitey’ thing.”

(02-13-2018 11:09 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:05 AM)miko33 Wrote: [ -> ]With the exception of the subject matter, I'd say that objectively the artist is very talented. The style looks a lot like the Pre Raphaelites IMHO.

Take the Lady of Shallot for example:

Beautiful painting.

Look at the detail in the background of this painting. Compare it to the flower wallpaper of the artist that did Obama and the headless white women.

Certainly not an art critic, but one painting looks very realistic, the others - not so much.....

(02-13-2018 12:02 PM)Crebman Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:09 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:05 AM)miko33 Wrote: [ -> ]With the exception of the subject matter, I'd say that objectively the artist is very talented. The style looks a lot like the Pre Raphaelites IMHO.

Take the Lady of Shallot for example:

Beautiful painting.

Look at the detail in the background of this painting. Compare it to the flower wallpaper of the artist that did Obama and the headless white women.

Certainly not an art critic, but one painting looks very realistic, the others - not so much.....

A significant part of the problem regarding the wallpaper background - you need to be extremely detailed regarding the repetition of the pattern. The detail is there; however, the wallpaper is not "realistic" because the pattern has too many differences. The lady of Shalott (misspelled it the first time) painting has a background that the artist put a lot of detail into without the constraint of having to paint identical objects. Regarding the first painting in the OP, the ability of the artist to effectively incorporate a see thru lace cape that looks like you are looking at wallpaper thru lace is pretty impressive IMHO.

The subject matter of Obama's artist is morally objectionable. I'm sure the artist will spin it as her interpretation of a "young black woman overcoming both institutionalized racism and the glass ceiling of patriarchal society" - we know it's little more than a cliche'd excuse to paint violence against a different race of people.

(02-13-2018 11:59 AM)usmbacker Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:01 AM)No Bull Wrote: [ -> ]



aren't these wonderful paintings?

Just “sort of a play on the ‘klll whitey’ thing.”

The dems... play the victim and wonder why the races don't get along... or their is some backlash against Obama... but this is Obama... he has always thumbed his nose at convention and has always used 'dog whistles" to signal to his base that he is a SJW.

She seems to be influenced by Gauguin.

(02-13-2018 11:31 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 11:18 AM)ark30inf Wrote: [ -> ]I think they are fine as art.

I do think the official portraits are extremely garish for an official portrait. There are a couple of fine portraits of Obama that would have served well. Not sure why they went the route they did.

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He's no longer in office and is still disgracing it. He is the only POTUS without a tie surrounded by flowers. Way to follow decorum Lord Zero, such gravitas.

Disgracing the office you say? Excuse me while I

(02-13-2018 12:52 PM)fsquid Wrote: [ -> ]She seems to be influenced by Gauguin.

Joking or serious?

(02-13-2018 01:22 PM)miko33 Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-13-2018 12:52 PM)fsquid Wrote: [ -> ]She seems to be influenced by Gauguin.

Joking or serious?

Serious, there is a heavy influence of Gauguin style in her paintings, especially the Michelle Obama one.