I can just hear an Obama, especially Michelle, speaking on college campuses about the racism they encountered in the commentary on their portraits (along with racialist whites such as Chris Matthews), and perhaps some respectful consideration is due on the black approach in the art.
My problem is that the subjects are two people who dislike this nation and are shamed by it, showing their contempt for all the world to see in their apologies, their treatment of America's allies and placing deference for bullies of the world who hate our nation at the expense of those they oppress.
We became less of a nation under that self-absorbed "I, me, my" administration.
The Tunnel Dweller
What's wrong with Obama's hand in that official portrait? "I'm gonna go out on a limb here: I generally like the Obama official portrait. It's an odd style, but it expresses him, and what's more, it reflects the art of his era. " . . . "But the front hand itself has problems in construction, at least if the aim is to create a realistic hand placed against a surreal background." . . . "In the past, artists were rewarded by their skills and merit. Today, it's all razzle-dazzle plus the right political correctness.
The Weak in Portraits: Obama Edition Well, Jerry Brown's portrait (right) in Sacramento is nothing to brag about either.
. . . "The good news is that the Obama portraits are already coming in for heavy mockery from all sides, and hence providing Power Line with a surfeit of material for a modified, special Tuesday edition of “the Weak in Pictures.” We begin with the real articles, and then descend from there." . . .There's quite a gallery here.
Obama Portrait Artist Also Painted Black Women Holding Severed White Heads
My problem is that the subjects are two people who dislike this nation and are shamed by it, showing their contempt for all the world to see in their apologies, their treatment of America's allies and placing deference for bullies of the world who hate our nation at the expense of those they oppress.
We became less of a nation under that self-absorbed "I, me, my" administration.
The Tunnel Dweller
A green thought in a green shade . . . "I can also say that it put me in mind of Andrew Marvell’s great metaphysical poem “The Garden,” which I have not thought about for nearly 50 years. The unveiling event seemed to me a return to the ubiquitous world of identity politics, which I would like to be able to forget for 50 years. That world, I am afraid, is too much with us — permanently."
What's wrong with Obama's hand in that official portrait? "I'm gonna go out on a limb here: I generally like the Obama official portrait. It's an odd style, but it expresses him, and what's more, it reflects the art of his era. " . . . "But the front hand itself has problems in construction, at least if the aim is to create a realistic hand placed against a surreal background." . . . "In the past, artists were rewarded by their skills and merit. Today, it's all razzle-dazzle plus the right political correctness.
"It represents the Obama era perfectly."
Some Presidential portraits: Which of these men met regularly and shook hands with racist demagogues such as Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan, haters of the Jewish people and the tiny nation of Israel?
Which president's supporters chanted for the death of police officers, murdering them as often as opportunity presented in the name of "Black Lives Matter"?
Which president's supporters chanted for the death of police officers, murdering them as often as opportunity presented in the name of "Black Lives Matter"?
"Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle were in attendance on Monday as their portraits were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. While President Obama´s striking portrait by Kehinde Wiley garnered audible gasps of awe from the audience, Michelle´s portrait was not as warmly welcomed. Many online said that Amy Sherald´s portrait didn´t even look like Michelle. ´Amy Sherald should have met Michelle Obama before making that portrait,´ one user wrote." . . .
. . . "The good news is that the Obama portraits are already coming in for heavy mockery from all sides, and hence providing Power Line with a surfeit of material for a modified, special Tuesday edition of “the Weak in Pictures.” We begin with the real articles, and then descend from there." . . .There's quite a gallery here.
Obama Portrait Artist Also Painted Black Women Holding Severed White Heads
. . . "For his part, Obama claimed that "what I was always struck by when I saw [Wiley's] portraits was the degree to which they challenged our ideas of power and privilege."
"Yeah, that must be it. A black woman holding a dead white person's head is...challenging.
"Wiley’s become pretty famous for his reimagining of traditional European portraits using black people, instead -- hardly a terrible thing, in and of itself. But while the majority of Wiley’s paintings focus on black subjects who aren’t holding the decapitated heads of white folks, that doesn’t really provide much comfort for the fact that our latest presidential portrait was done by a guy who’s apparently O.K. with glorifying racial violence." . . .
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