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TheVipaGTS
02/12/18 11:59:34 AM
#51:


Romulox28 posted...
looks like it could be a Tyler the Creator album cover

this makes me like it, now.
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PiOverlord
02/12/18 12:00:03 PM
#52:


Of course Wash Post likes this.

Michelle's portrait looks good, but looks nothing like her.

Obama's is just terrible all around.
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thronedfire2
02/12/18 12:01:29 PM
#53:


Wait this is really the official portrait?

I thought this was a joke
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NinjaBreakfast
02/12/18 12:02:03 PM
#54:


I kinda like the idea of the Obama one but the background is too garish and the perspective on Obama himself is weird
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cjsdowg
02/12/18 12:05:13 PM
#55:


Obama was his nice self , however he didn't look happy with it.
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UnholyMudcrab
02/12/18 12:06:04 PM
#56:


Antifar posted...
FWIW, the "hidden in background" thing is sort of a theme in this artist's work:
http://www.iltatuaggiodistoffa.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Wiley_Puma_Samuel-Etoo.jpg
http://u.goal.com/89800/89827.jpg
https://artimot.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/kehinde_wiley_world_stage_brazil_13.jpg
http://dontpaniconline.com/media/magazine/body/2014-06-27/images/kw8.jpg

This kind of thing is fine for contemporary art, but it's not appropriate for a presidential portrait. Come on, O, you had to have known this when you picked that guy to do the painting.
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voldothegr8
02/12/18 12:06:17 PM
#57:


Joke portrait for a joke president!
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GeneralZhao
02/12/18 12:06:58 PM
#58:


His chair looks like its not even situated on the ground
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mario2000
02/12/18 12:07:22 PM
#59:


This is so weird and bizarre that I kind of like it.
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s0nicfan
02/12/18 12:08:09 PM
#60:


cjsdowg posted...
Obama was his nice self , however he didn't look happy with it.


He shouldn't be. The man was one of the most "presidential" presidents we've had in decades, if not longer, and he will forever be remembered by a picture that looks like he was trolling when he had it made. Between that, the Obama/Biden memes, the fake album covers, etc... people are going to have a very warped view of what he was actually like 100 years from now.
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50Blessings
02/12/18 12:08:38 PM
#61:


lol meme president
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02/12/18 12:08:42 PM
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02/12/18 12:08:48 PM
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cjsdowg
02/12/18 12:09:03 PM
#64:


s0nicfan posted...


He shouldn't be. The man was one of the most "presidential" presidents we've had in decades, if not longer, and he will forever be remembered by a picture that looks like he was trolling when he had it made. Between that, the Obama/Biden memes, the fake album covers, etc... people are going to have a very warped view of what he was actually like 100 years from now.


But what can he do now. Say dude that sucks let's do it over ?
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CapnMuffin
02/12/18 12:09:04 PM
#65:


Everyone will forget about it next week.
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NeonOctopus
02/12/18 12:09:04 PM
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s0nicfan
02/12/18 12:12:38 PM
#67:


cjsdowg posted...
s0nicfan posted...


He shouldn't be. The man was one of the most "presidential" presidents we've had in decades, if not longer, and he will forever be remembered by a picture that looks like he was trolling when he had it made. Between that, the Obama/Biden memes, the fake album covers, etc... people are going to have a very warped view of what he was actually like 100 years from now.


But what can he do now. Say dude that sucks let's do it over ?


Yes?
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TheOnionKnight
02/12/18 12:13:40 PM
#68:


I like it.
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UnholyMudcrab
02/12/18 12:13:46 PM
#69:


s0nicfan posted...
cjsdowg posted...
s0nicfan posted...


He shouldn't be. The man was one of the most "presidential" presidents we've had in decades, if not longer, and he will forever be remembered by a picture that looks like he was trolling when he had it made. Between that, the Obama/Biden memes, the fake album covers, etc... people are going to have a very warped view of what he was actually like 100 years from now.


But what can he do now. Say dude that sucks let's do it over ?


Yes?

Is there a precedent for that, though?
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s0nicfan
02/12/18 12:15:37 PM
#70:


UnholyMudcrab posted...
s0nicfan posted...
cjsdowg posted...
s0nicfan posted...


He shouldn't be. The man was one of the most "presidential" presidents we've had in decades, if not longer, and he will forever be remembered by a picture that looks like he was trolling when he had it made. Between that, the Obama/Biden memes, the fake album covers, etc... people are going to have a very warped view of what he was actually like 100 years from now.


But what can he do now. Say dude that sucks let's do it over ?


Yes?

Is there a precedent for that, though?


How would we know? If a past president didn't like the finished product, they could have commissioned someone else prior to a big press reveal. We only ever see the one picked, not necessarily the ones rejected.
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AlisLandale
02/12/18 12:16:01 PM
#71:


Why is Obama in Aquatic Ruins Zone?

Hw7CIGM
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babyeatermax
02/12/18 12:17:59 PM
#72:


I don't know anything about art, but I like it
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legendary_zell
02/12/18 12:35:34 PM
#75:


I see why he picked the guy though, all his other work is great and interesting. The "hidden in the background" thing looks better in every other painting. Maybe the pressure of a presidential portrait made the artist choke?
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langystar
02/12/18 12:47:18 PM
#77:


this looks terrible. Was is the bush the main focus? And why use a different face for Michelle?
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Bluebomber182
02/12/18 12:55:53 PM
#78:


obamas making a cameo in secret of mana
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HBKick18
02/12/18 1:12:37 PM
#79:


Personally think it looks very good but I can understand why people wouldn't like it. I do take issue with people calling this a "diversity hire." The artist is one of the most well known and highly regarded modern painters in the world. His previous work is fantastically unique and I can see why he was hired to do the portrait. Whether or not you like the portrait is fine with me but I think he was a good choice in the beginning.
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Nomadic View
02/12/18 1:14:10 PM
#80:


langystar posted...
this looks terrible. Was is the bush the main focus? And why use a different face for Michelle?


Because her face looks like a pitbull with a wasp in its mouth.
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Butterfiles
02/12/18 1:26:22 PM
#81:


why is barry sitting in a floating chair
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southcoast09
02/12/18 1:28:11 PM
#82:


It kind of looks like he is sitting in a chair thats attached to wall of flowers. The artist could have done something to establish the ground. Still, its a lot better than I could do it.
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UnfairRepresent
02/12/18 1:28:42 PM
#83:


Youngster_Joey_ posted...
I'm sorry but that's fucking awful

I hope this is a joke.

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EnragedSlith
02/12/18 1:32:46 PM
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HiddenLurker
02/12/18 1:45:17 PM
#85:


s0nicfan posted...
HiddenLurker posted...
Was the painter a Conservative?


The painter was a literal "diversity hire"

Ah I see give the job to a bad painter instead of a good one. Gotcha.
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Mizznox
02/12/18 1:47:28 PM
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voldothegr8
02/12/18 2:52:27 PM
#87:


Oh man, the meme potential

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chill02
02/12/18 2:53:49 PM
#88:


Unsugarized_Foo posted...
Youngster_Joey_ posted...
I hope this is a joke.

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boxington
02/12/18 2:54:05 PM
#89:


voldothegr8 posted...
Oh man, the meme potential

mRpqkRl


Obama's like, "wtf..."
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boxington
02/12/18 2:59:59 PM
#91:


his reaction is art, in and of itself
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s0nicfan
02/12/18 3:02:08 PM
#92:


DuranOfForcena posted...
boxington posted...
Obama's like, "wtf..."

i see disappointment, confusion, and just a hint of sadness


And on the painter's face I think we're catching the first few moments where his beaming joy is replaced with terror as he realizes he messed up.
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UnholyMudcrab
02/12/18 5:18:30 PM
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s0nicfan
02/12/18 5:20:05 PM
#95:


UnholyMudcrab posted...


DdTliOi
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Vol2tex
02/12/18 5:22:33 PM
#96:


Why do these artists always suck?

Compare this to a portrait from the 19th century:

0TAw3RE
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bevan306
02/12/18 5:23:41 PM
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Quol
02/12/18 5:27:30 PM
#98:


I thought he was a lizardman, or was that Mark Zuckerberg.
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Vol2tex
02/12/18 5:30:14 PM
#99:


18th century portrait of Catherine the Great:

BAKwbOk

Why can't these Presidential portraits look as good as that?
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billman1000
02/12/18 5:32:18 PM
#100:


Shit painting for a shit president

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