Danno write in: “Hey ArtofObama – I just spotted this cool item : The one-of-a-kind, six-by-six foot portrait of the President, which can be seen for free from Ripley’s street entrance, will become part of Ripley’s Believe It or Not Times Square!’s permanent collection of unique presidential artifacts.”
Reader Jamie pointed us to a wikipedia article about Michael D’Antuono’s painting The Truth: “It portrays Obama as Jesus Christ in a crucifix position, wearing a crown of thorns, and standing in front of the U.S. presidential seal. The acrylic painting on canvas measures 30 x 54.”
Hay Kranen sent this in back in January: “Hi, i made an Obama art piece called ‘The Reconciliator’… I’m from the Netherlands, and the piece is called ‘De Verzoener’ in Dutch, which is quite an appropriate name because ‘Verzoenen’ not only means ‘Reconciliate’ in Dutch, but ‘zoenen’ also means kissing.”
A whimsical 2-color lithograph magazine cover from FreshPress’ . It features Obama as space man, lady liberty in one hand and a ray gun zapping a caduceus in the other. There is also a available.
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People, here is the deal: We love when you send us art, but we need some information included with each submission! Here is an example: Sam Holmes sent in the wonderful piece below. You will agree that it is worth posting. However … (rant continued inside)
(more…)Here is a great shot from LoisInWonderland’s . The caption only reads: “Uptown Sidewalk Art”. So please leave a comment if you know more about this work.
(more…)Kathy Osler sends us this: “Here is a more quiet, impressionist take on Obama in my father’s oil portrait, ‘The Power of Hope’.” Thanks for sending this in. Readers can visit johnosler.com to see more of John’s great work.
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