King Charles’ Artist Admits Not Everyone Will Like the New Portrait

At 15 May 2024 at 01:37 ,  Anonymous said...

King Charles unveils haunting red portrait of himself: ‘Looks like he’s in hell’

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“On Tuesday, King Charles, 75, unveiled a new official portrait of himself by the artist Jonathan Yeo …

“‘Does the first painting represent all the blood on his hands?’ one commenter asked …

“Other royal watchers remarked that  the painting looks … ‘like he’s bathing in blood’ and ‘like he’s burning in hell …’”

https://nypost.com/2024/05/14/entertainment/king-charles-unveils-haunting-red-portrait/

 

At 15 May 2024 at 01:46 ,  Anonymous said...

What do you see in this portrait of King Charles?

“… [This] color is giving the distinct vibe of blood …

“ … [In] this portrait, everything except the king’s face looks as though it’s gotten a hefty dunk in some thick crimson plasma …

“[Artist Jonathan Yeo] told the BBC that the butterfly (also red) hovering near Charles’s right shoulder symbolizes ‘metamorphosis and rebirth’ …

“[Could] it also represent thousands of souls slaughtered by the British Empire, their wings beating fruitlessly against the chains of oppression? …

“Charles’s face is like a disembodied specter of death …

“Alternatively, perhaps this is an imagined depiction of King Charles rotting in hell …”

https://www.thecut.com/article/this-painting-of-king-charles-is-so-red.html

 

At 15 May 2024 at 01:55 ,  Anonymous said...

Is Charles' portrait a warning?

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Professor Geraldine Johnson, Head of the History of Art Department at Oxford University said:

“‘… One does wonder … whether it was the King or Yeo who made the decision to depict a Monarch Butterfly in particular …’

“Prof Johnson added: 'Red is … a colour we associate in everyday life with warning …’”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13418299/Charles-portrait-monarchy-artist-Kings-painting-red-butterfly.html

 

At 15 May 2024 at 02:14 ,  Anonymous said...

Jonathan Yeo has previously painted subjects including:

Nat Rothschild, Lucian Freud, Lord Boateng, Sir Cliff Richard, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Fry, Prince Philip and Cara Delevinge.

 

At 15 May 2024 at 03:14 ,  Anonymous said...

Unveiling the portrait in a crimson-impressionism styled abomination.

**Unveiling the Antichrist**