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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 19, 2024 12:51:04 GMT
I didn't like it at first.
There was just so much red, which felt angry, bloody.
But looking at the details, the hands, the face, the butterfly..... It does give you something to think about. And it definitely is different.
I don't know if I love it, but I don't hate it anymore.
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Post by smasonnc on May 19, 2024 13:07:39 GMT
I love the likeness and creativity, but the red overshadows the subject. The background should not be the most significant part of a portrait. It also looks like Charles is burning in hell.
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Post by meriannj on May 19, 2024 13:26:10 GMT
I haven't seen the meme but that is what I INSTANTLY thought of too! |
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Post by librarylady on May 19, 2024 13:54:23 GMT
I love the likeness and creativity, but the red overshadows the subject. The background should not be the most significant part of a portrait. It also looks like Charles is burning in hell. This is how I feel about it. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 19, 2024 23:43:36 GMT
I wasn't sure at first. The red felt like an affront. But, the more I see it the more I like it.
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Post by workingclassdog on May 20, 2024 14:02:32 GMT
I think his head needs to be less obvious, if that makes sense.. I feel like his head is popping out of the frame.. if it was more blended in, I would like it better.. I now can't get past the floating head.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 20, 2024 14:56:59 GMT
I think all the red is awful. It gives the impression of being bloody- literally, not in the UK slang way  Based on the face and hands, he is obviously a talented artist. I'll admit I don't have an artist's eye and I do prefer a more traditional look, but it does strike me as a lazy way to do a portrait. |
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Post by oh yvonne on May 23, 2024 20:51:54 GMT
I absolutely love it and think it's the coolest portrait ever.
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Post by peasapie on May 23, 2024 22:36:05 GMT
The likeness is spot on, and I appreciate the talent required to create it, but the red hits me in the eyes and distracts from the subject. For me, it's the visual equivalent of Wagner played at top volume until the speakers distort. Overwhelming. Great metaphor! I sometimes look at art and compare it to music, too, by color or structure. I think it goes both ways - painters create work inspired by songs/genres (Whistler was inspired by Chopin's Nocturnes) and musicians have been inspired by visual art (Coldplay, Viva La Vida by Frida Kahlo). I'm warming up to the painting just based on some of the impressions here on this thread. The arts make us feel something, even if it's not what the artist intended. |
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