I watched the unveiling of the official portraits of former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama yesterday and was ... well ... underwhelmed.
While some art critics have gushed over what they see as the non-traditional wonderfulness of the portraits (see here and here), I was disappointed, especially in the portrait of Mrs Obama. She's a beautiful, powerful, self-assured woman, but the portrait captures none of her vitality and self-confidence. Not only that, I don't think it even looks like her ...
So, Dear Readers, put on your art critic hats and let me know what you think: how do you like these portraits of the former president and first lady? Leave a comment and share your opinion.
Have a good day. More thoughts tomorrow.
Bilbo
Her portrait is AWFUL!
ReplyDeleteHis portrait would be better without that distracting background.
They are both very strange portraits.
ReplyDeleteOne measure of great art is whether it causes discussion or controversy. That said, I like his but hers did not capture her essence.
ReplyDeleteBoth are failures as portraits.
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