King Charles' new royal portrait . . . Oh my God.

[T shooter]

better? ...
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he looks ghostly

 

[T shooter]

Reminds me of Biden's "Soul of the Nation Speech, 2022.
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Bidens Dark side

 

[WV460hunter]

For some reason it reminds me of this one. If you're a Star Trek fan you know who it is... View attachment 45950

Khan

 

[Star43]

Khan

Khan looked better.

 

[peachhead]

Weirdos will be weirdos.

 

[wwb]

But... but... but... it's ART. Being a luddite myself, I think it's stupid.

 

[Star43]

But... but... but... it's ART. Being a luddite myself, I think it's stupid.

I'm not the smartest guy in the world by far. Not knowing what a "Luddite" is, proves that......

 

[Uncle Grinch]

King Charles of Cranberry…

 

[Mike J]

Inbreeding has consequences.

 

[BearBiologist]

"Bloody English"......

 

[tunnug]

Someone put two portraits of king Charles side by side and you can see the silhouette of the devil where the two portraits meet.

 

[ProfessorWes]

Someone put two portraits of king Charles side by side and you can see the silhouette of the devil where the two portraits meet.

Or maybe it's the critter from "The Mothman Prophecies," who knows? Whichever way, the Bloody 'Ell portrait is fun for the whole family!

 

[steveodtw]

" The Picture of Dorian Gray"?

 

[thor's daddy]

I really like it. I'm quite sure Charles knew what he was getting into when he commissioned Yeo, as the king is certainly no stranger to art. And Yeo's style is well established (although this is a leap in comparison to prior work he's done for the family). It certainly needs to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. I can say that without reservation. Small internet images appear a bit muddy and overworked. Larger images I've seen reveal a rather accomplished hand.

Some would call the butterfly trite, or sappy. I see it as a tender touch. I like it!

 

[turd]

Perhaps the butterfly is an acknowledgement of his life spent working on environmental issues?

 

[Paddywonka]

Looks like one of the paintings from 1970s Rod Serling's "Night Gallery".

 

[BearBiologist]

Should marry Lady Margaret Beaufort!!!!!!!

 

[Al James]

What the bloody hell?

 

[the_leper_colony]

So far, I've seen nobody here mention the artist. I imagine the artist was selected because he was famous (rather than talented), and no matter how disappointing his products may be, people will praise them, to show how much they (supposedly) know. Picture "The Emperor's New Clothes", or the establishment media coverage of Joe Biden's policies.

Apparently the artist selected to do the portrait was Jonathon Yeo:

Jonathan Yeo - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"In 2007, his unauthorised portrait of American President George W. Bush, created from cuttings of pornographic magazines and was shown in London, New York and Los Angeles brought him worldwide notoriety..."

I guess if you choose a guy who got famous by making a portrait out of chopped-up porn photos, you can't complain about the results. Since the artist actually used oil on canvas this time around (rather than shredded nudie pics), one obviously must give him credit for a yeomanlike attempt to produce a respectable portrait - although I wonder if he might be "color blind"...

 

[the_leper_colony]

Looks like one of the paintings from 1970s Rod Serling's "Night Gallery".

I'm reminded of one of the original Star Trek episodes, where (IIRC) a maniacal, disembodied voice screams "REDRUM! REDRUM!"