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It is still astounding to me

artappraiser — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:15:40 +0000

In reply to National Portrait Gallery: The Obamas

It is still astounding to me how popular contemporary art has become in my lifetime:

Smithsonian moves Michelle Obama portrait to larger space over high demand

Yes, it has to do with the popularity of the Obama's as well, but in another time, had a president and wife chose a such "avant garde" styles, it would have been more ridicule than crowds. Now it's the opposite, it adds to the appeal.

They've been following the

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:41:59 +0000

In reply to I’m wondering about the

They've been following the Mark of the Breast for decades, them Bible thumpers...

I’m wondering about the

rmrd0000 — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:16:03 +0000

In reply to Let Sean be known as the

I’m wondering about the brains of Conservative. I had the DVR going during Janet Jackson ‘s nipplegate. I still don’t know how they saw the exposed breast so quickly. Now they see sperm in Obama’s portrait.

Let Sean be known as the

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:09:11 +0000

In reply to Sean Hannity sees sperm cells

Let Sean be known as the great sperm wail. Out of Boston no less.

Sean Hannity sees sperm cells

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:19:48 +0000

In reply to Sean Hannity sees sperm cells

Sean Hannity sees sperm cells in Barack Obama’s hair in the portrait.

Bad bad naughty Irish boy, thinking bad thoughts, Father would tell you to say 10 Hail Marys and 1 Our Father and pray to God for strength resisting those demons.

Sean Hannity sees sperm cells

rmrd0000 — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:37:30 +0000

In reply to National Portrait Gallery: The Obamas

Sean Hannity sees sperm cells in Barack Obama’s hair in the portrait.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/755004/sean-hannitys-latest-conspiracy-involves-obamas-official-portrait-secret-sperm-cells

The nonsense initially appeared on a white supremacist website and Hannity ran with the idiocy.

https://mobile.twitter.com/djlavoie/status/963479826253406209?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Obama intended it to be art

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:31:34 +0000

In reply to So as to be clear that I am

Obama intended it to be art in motion.

I know you are talking about

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:13:47 +0000

In reply to I Know. I saw that too. He

I know you are talking about how he would act at a ceremony but your comment made me think of his first official portrait and how I thought he looked intentionally angry (others here just thought phony "serious") and that syncs with what Bannon was saying in the Michael Lewis article we both found useful.

BUT in going to look for an example to post here, instead I found this real interesting professional portrait photographer's blog post on it all, where first he informs that the "angry" one was just temporary, and the final one is a really phony smiley one, and he compares them with Pence's official one and a Congresswoman's and concludes something fishy still maybe going on:

I would agree that Trump’s new portrait is an improvement upon the one previously distributed. But as a photographer and someone involved with policy work, my take is that President Trump’s newly released official portrait is terrible (especially when viewed next to Pence’s). And most curious about both of Trump’s portraits is this intentional, hard light source placed below the subject (sinister lighting technique.) This just strikes me as odd. I cannot help but wonder if Trump himself is insisting that he be photographed this way?

You be the judge.

He's got all the pix there.

I had a feeling you'd have a

barefooted — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 01:48:32 +0000

In reply to Should say that I would have

I had a feeling you'd have a thought or two on this subject ...

And thank you for all of them. For his, I love the depiction of flowers from Hawaii, Kenya and Chicago; and like C'Ville I think his face is the most intriguing part (though I happen to love his hands - they're often a focus for photos of him). For hers, it's the peaceful tranquility and grace that it exudes that I admire. Yet there's also a feminine strength within it that seems almost overwhelmed by that gorgeous dress even as it draws the eye to her exposed arms and shoulders. She's also sexy in a profoundly adult woman way. Strangely, though, I don't think it looks as much like her as his does him. But it feels like her.

I Know. I saw that too. He

CVille Dem — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 01:44:32 +0000

In reply to C'Ville, I just found that

I Know. I saw that too. He asked him to make his ears smaller (lol) and his hair less white, but the “artist said ‘No.’”. Only Obama could be self-effacing at a portrait showing and pull it off.

I hate to think of how the donald would approach this. YUK!