Obama portrait by Alex Grey

[Pharaoh]

[Kahuna]

1. EW. nt

[Buzz Clik]

7. Yeah. I can't see this one hanging on any of the walls of my house.

[Mari333]

2. grey is pretty well known for his spirit filled paintings

and they are pretty incredible, many of them. personally, I am not sure I like this one much. third eye? one world? new world order? i can just see the right wingers using this pic for all sorts of nefarious theories. plus, the red and blue lights flowing thru his spirit body just seem silly.
nonetheless, grey is a damned good painter, technically speaking.
edit to add:
this is another one of his paintings. he did it before sept 11 01. look at the lower right corner where a plane is flying over the twin towers and there is darkness .
even he was amazed that he painted this months BEFORE sept 11. 01.

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/65b/dc8/65bdc85c-7769-4d52-98ec-098e7df7c34e

[annabanana]

5. Some of his stuff is fantastc. . .This Barack one gives me the whim-whams. . n/t

[seemslikeadream]

12. ....

[Mari333]

14. yes, THAT frame blows my mind. n/t

[SaveOurDemocracy]

3. Creepy concept ... n/t

[annabanana]

4. not my cup of tea.. Let's see. . .

Who's got Obama in the style of Keanes? or Vegas Black Velvet?

If we're going for the psychedelic genre, I'd probably like a Peter Max Obama.. .


or Wes Wilson


or Mati Klarwein even. . (The artist of the Santana Abraxas Album)

[grassfed]

6. Wes Wilson has a DU link on his website

http://www.wes-wilson.com/links.html

[Bucky]

8. It looks like someone stuck a chewed up Tootsie Roll on Wonder Woman's belt buckle

In a word... no.

[Lex]

9. Interesting. Doesn't appeal to me, BUT that doesn't mean it's bad

or unworthy of being created by the artist. It will spark interest and discussion no doubt.

[Mari333]

10. here is one that i personally think is really awful

i am sure the artist meant well, but geeeeez.

[Iris]

11. is the "B" the belt buckel of his sagging pants?

geeez is right

[Clintonista2]

16. I think its his Blackberry lol

[terrya]

18. I don't begrudge the artist's good intentions.

But that pic is a little too "Mandingo" for me. Sorry, but that's the first thing I thought of when I saw that.

[Mari333]

20. LOL @blackberry and Mandingo

you said Mandingo and this is all I could think of

[seemslikeadream]

13. ..........

[alittlelark]

25. Thanks for the pics - I get it now... interesting work.

[Doremus]

15. Not the best portrait I've seen.

In fact, :puke:

[InvisibleTouch]

17. I think I understand what the artist was trying to convey...

...so on those grounds, I can appreciate it. But the color scheme somehow doesn't work for me.

[Pharaoh]

19. Yes I think Alex

Could probably do better. But it's the thought that counts :o)

[Mari333]

21. heres one I like

[terrya]

22. Now, I like that one.

That looks very Presidential.

[JackRiddler]

23. Um... thanks anyway...

Messianism + weak acid + kitsch.

[mondo joe]

24. Well then there's the Unicorn Victory Obama...