Barack Obama is back in the bush

We’ve got one of those here!

 

ha, but what about those chicklettes teeth?

 

who likes bullfighting??

 

I think an official portrait should look like the person. Obama's is ok, a little funky maybe but at least it looks like him. I like traditional things for traditional places (Smithsonian). Those may be better suited somewhere else.

 

A teenage girl from L.A. who moved here and came into the gallery not too long ago is a big fan and styled some of her work after Kehinde's. He's the South Beach of the art world these days.

 

As I recall, @typefitter was sent all the way to Spain to profile a celebrity. He ends up getting like 20 minutes with said celebrity - hazard of that line of work, I imagine - and says, “Fuck it, I’m going to write about bullfighting instead.”

 

Interesting to see some of the other works in the National Portrait Gallery.

 

It’s almost as if this isn’t the first out-of-the-box portrait and the criticism is politically motivated.

 

The story of Clinton's "first official portrait" is interesting.
Is There a Reference to a Blue Dress in Bill Clinton's Presidential Portrait?

 

Guardian critic prefers the portrait of Mrs. Obama. Interesting counter-take.

Portrait of Obama: 'This will not tell the future ages what made him special' | Jonathan Jones

 

I think the one of Mrs. Obama is more interesting, except ... it just doesn't look much like her.

 

I don't think it's criticism so much as enjoying a couple goofy (to each his own) pictures. Obama's portrait made for some good visual laughs re: Wrigley Field ivy, Homer Simpson, etc.