What do you think of Obama's Official White House Portrait?

[24 Hours]

I personally can't say I'm a huge fan of it, or the artist that made it.

 

[24 Hours]

For comparisons, here are portraits of all the other American Presidents.

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/galleries/presidential-portraits

 

[Chhatrapati]

I personally can't say I'm a huge fan of it, or the artist that made it.

That's good actually. Although it's not that good as other portraits, like George Bush Senior, Regan. That still looks good. It has a meaning to it too.

 

[Valar.]

Dunno. Looks like subtle racism with all those leaves around a black guy giving it an African jungle look.

 

[Mugwop]

Much better

 

[Khanate]

One too many flowers, I feel.

 

[El Sidd]

Dunno. Looks like subtle racism with all those leaves around a black guy giving it an African jungle look.

Rice paddy to be exact

But you got it

 

[Solomon2]

First Lady's is good, choosing that particular dress of hers was a masterstroke, full of symbolism. As such, the face doesn't need to be accurate, it's the politics portrayed here that are important.

The President's portrait is not to my taste: the head looks pasted on, the hands are too big, and where did the back arm of the chair go? That artist seems to go out of his way to make errors of art that make people stare at his paintings longer, just so they can figure out everything wrong with it. Fine for art school instruction, not so great in a president's portrait. So I predict that the definitive portrayal of President Barrack Obama will remain this one from his campaign:

 

[24 Hours]

Dunno. Looks like subtle racism with all those leaves around a black guy giving it an African jungle look.

Rice paddy to be exact

But you got it

You guys are overthinking it. The painter of this portrait is black himself.

 

[El Sidd]

You guys are overthinking it. The painter of this portrait is black himself.

Its black history month aint it?

You wont understand. Its ok.

Nice portrait. Is he still in office?

 

[Solomon2]

Dunno. Looks like subtle racism with all those leaves around a black guy giving it an African jungle look.

It's likely meant as homage to Obama's Kenyan and Hawaiian roots but it's not as well executed as it could have been. Look at those feet, for example: Obama's poised to stomp on a violet.

 

[Azadkashmir]

His hair is is showing grey i smell racism.

 

[Hassan Guy]

 

[El Sidd]

His hair is is showing grey i smell racism.

Its due to radiation.









Called old age

 

[24 Hours]

Its black history month aint it?

You wont understand. Its ok.

Nice portrait. Is he still in office?

Well he certainly made history with this portrait, for better or worse.