Swizz Beatz is doing an awesome thing to raise money for the next generation … auctioning off one of his original paintings to help raise funds for children in need. The legendary producer has become a major player in the art…
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painting. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Trump"s "Republican Club" Painting on "60 Minutes" is a Hot Commodity
President Trump’s painting featuring him with Grand Old Party presidents set the internet ablaze during his “60 Minutes” interview — but it also lined the painter’s wallet with cash. During 45’s interview Sunday night, a lot of people noticed…
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Banksy Painting Goes for $1.4 Million and then Gets Shredded in Frame
Banksy outdid himself Friday night when one of his most famous paintings scored a $ 1.4 million bid and then it suddenly shredded into pieces. The auction went down at Southby’s in London and just after the gavel went down, the painting…
Friday, August 17, 2018
Jim Carrey Under Fire for Painting "White" Aretha Franklin
Actor Jim Carrey has been pouring his heart and soul into paintings and sharing them on social media.
Those paintings — like his unflattering portrait of Sarah Huckabee Sanders — have sometimes proven to be controversial.
He did a portrait of the late, great Aretha Franklin, but it is not going over well. Did he paint her as a white woman?
The legendary Aretha Franklin passed away at 76 years of age after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jim Carrey, known for posting his paintings on Twitter as a form of commentary on current events, shared a portrait of her.
“Look how beautiful a life can be,’ Carrey wrote as he shared the image.
Carrey continued: “Thank you, Aretha!”
The painting that he included of the Queen of Soul, however, caused quite a stir.
Do you see what was controversial about this painting?
In life, Aretha Franklin was a dark-skinned black woman. She is one of the most famous black women on the planet.
In Carrey’s painting, Aretha’s skin looks very, very white in tone.
So much so that, without context, some would never have recognized the subject of his work.
And folks on Twitter took to the replies to notice.
This is not a unique phenomenon, unfortunately.
Whitewashing is found in fanart from all sorts of fandoms. People have drawn famous black women, from real ones like Beyonce to fictional ones like Storm or Tiana, with skin so fair that they don’t even look like tan white people.
Sometimes, there is a genuine prejudice behind it. Racism is real, and sometimes that malice makes its way into art.
In other cases, however, it comes from a lack of familiarity with how to draw or paint someone with dark brown skin.
Some art classes simply don’t train people in it. And because so many white faces dominate pop culture, a lot of white artists do not get much practice.
(As you can see, one person even tweaked the image to pay more accurate tribute to Aretha’s skin tone)
We do not think that Jim Carrey was in any way malicious or racist in his intentions.
Rather, his very light painting was the result of white supremacy’s impact on our culture and the arts as a whole.
This can be a useful learning experience for Carrey and for aspiring artists.
And if you’re ever unsure of how you’re portraying someone, you can always look up online resources — or just ask someone.
The spirit of what Carrey did was, of course, great.
Aretha Franklin touched countless hearts and minds with her incredible voice.
It is only fitting that he and other artists want to honor her and her passing.
But sometimes, people screw up — even if it’s something seemingly small. And that can come across as an unintended insult to marginalized communities.
We all need to be conscious of what we do and how we do it in order to be good people.
Otherwise, our respectful tributes seem like an insult.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Charles Manson"s Pee-Covered Painting Headed to Haunted Museum
Ever wanted to get a whiff of Charles Manson’s piss? Zak Bagans says now you can, ‘cause he bought a canvas the murderer painted and hated so much he pissed all over it. The “Ghost Adventures” star tells TMZ he dropped…
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Charles Manson"s Blood & Ashes Painting Going to Haunted Museum
The Charles Manson painting partially composed of his ashes is alive with paranormal energy … according to Zak Bagans, who bucked up to snatch the creepy portrait for his haunted museum. The “Ghost Adventures” star tells…
Friday, July 20, 2018
Charles Manson Painting Made of Blood and His Ashes Will be Auctioned Off
A creepy Charles Manson painting made with the artist’s blood is awaiting an even creepier finishing touch — the cremated remains of Manson himself — and then it can be yours. Artist Ryan Gillikin tells TMZ … he created this painting using his…
Monday, May 28, 2018
Georges St-Pierre Commissions Big Ass Painting From Teenage Artist
What do you give a UFC legend who just whooped Michael Bisping’s ass? A HUGE painting that took 40 hours to finish. 18-year-old Shane Birenbaum — a big GSP fan who’s from Canada — happened to run into St-Pierre while on vacay in Florida. GSP and…
Georges St-Pierre Commissions Big Ass Painting From Teenage Artist
What do you give a UFC legend who just whooped Michael Bisping’s ass? A HUGE painting that took 40 hours to finish. 18-year-old Shane Birenbaum — a big GSP fan who’s from Canada — happened to run into St-Pierre while on vacay in Florida. GSP and…
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Pierce Brosnan"s Bob Dylan Painting Sold to Kimye"s House Buyer
Pierce Brosnan’s Bob Dylan painting sold for more than $ 1 million, and TMZ’s learned the new owner is none other than the woman who plunked down $ 17.8 mil on Kim and Kanye’s Bel-Air mansion. We’re told Ukrainian…
Monday, March 19, 2018
Jim Carrey Slammed for Sarah Huckabee Sanders Painting; Did He Go Too Far?
After Sean “Spicey” Spicer took his minifridge and left the White House in a huff over Anthony Scaramucci’s ill-fated hiring, his unenviable role as mouthpiece for the Trump White House fell to Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Now Jim Carrey, who has taken time off from acting to work on his painting, has come out with a painting of the embattled Press Secretary.
That painting is now controversial. Did he go too far?
Jim Carrey has never been shy about voicing his political beliefs.
Unfortunately, one of those opinions is that vaccines somehow cause autism, which has long been debunked by actual medical experts.
(And, quite frankly, even if it were true, autistic people have pointed out that using that to justify not vaccinating children seems to be saying that parents would rather see their child die of a fatal disease than be autistic)
Not all of his beliefs are irresponsible and medically unsupported nonsense, however.
Like most Americans, Jim Carrey is a strong critic of the Trump administration, even going so far as to dump his Facebook stock upon learning of the social media platform’s role in getting Trump to the White House.
Now, he’s expressing his political views through a different medium: art.
Specifically, painting.
Jim Carrey did not identify Sarah Huckabee Sanders in this painting, merely writing:
“This is the portrait of a so-called Christian whose only purpose in life is to lie for the wicked. Monstrous!”
Reactions to this have been mixed.
Some reactions have been to call out Jim Carrey for alleged hypocrisy.
They say that painting an unflattering caricature of a woman flies in the face of what the Left (which, to many critics, is synonymous with Hollywood) claim to represent.
Others believe that the painting, unflattering though it may be, is a warranted caricature of a woman who is voluntarily and vocally aiding an indefensible regime.
To summarize their view with a Kim Kardashian quote that is now a meme: “It’s what she deserves.”
Trump fans on Twitter expressed their displeasure.
“James Woods, do you have a comment about Jim Carrey and the insulting portrait he has presented of Sarah Sanders?”
As far as we can tell, James Woods has yet to respond to this tweet. At the moment, he’s raving on Twitter about how self-driving cars are part of a government plot.
Others tweeted their condemnation of Carrey for his painting.
“What a disgraceful thing to do.”
Another alleged that this is all part of misogynistic elements within Hollywood.
“This is just one more example of how Hollyweird empowers women! #JimCarrey is just doing his portion, right Jim? He’s a has been!!”
It is worth noting that Jim Carrey did not take either of the easy routes for caricature that were open for him with Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
His painting clearly is not emphasizing her weight.
Body-shaming is body-shaming, and poking fun at an evil person for being fat rather than for the evil that they do is, uh, super problematic and distracting from the point that you’re trying to make.
(Some exceptions may apply, but you still want to tread carefully if you don’t want to indirectly insult plenty of nice people)
Jim Carrey also didn’t seem to be calling attention to the fact that sometimes Sanders’ eyes seem to be doing that thing that her father’s do.
That would have been another cheap shot, but he didn’t take that road.
Ultimately, it’s not only Jim Carrey’s Constitutional right to make art, but he may have a calling.
His non-literal paintings show a lot of skill. Specifically, he was able to so easily capture Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ likeness that he didn’t need to identify her by name — and even is caption was just a condemnation rather than a needed clue.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
JFK"s Oil Painting Sells for $162,500 at Auction, Trump"s Art Goes for Much Less
There’s officially a winner in the presidential art auction showdown between John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump — it’s JFK … by a landslide. Kennedy’s original oil painting from 1955 sold at Heritage Auctions’ Americana & Political…
JFK"s Oil Painting Sells for $162,500 at Auction, Trump"s Art Goes for Much Less
There’s officially a winner in the presidential art auction showdown between John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump — it’s JFK … by a landslide. Kennedy’s original oil painting from 1955 sold at Heritage Auctions’ Americana & Political…
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Gabrielle Union Buys Street Art Painting for $40k
Gabrielle Union gets what Gabrille Union wants — even if that means shelling out tens of thousands of dollars for street art. Gabrielle was doing an interview to promote a book at the Epic Hotel in Miami, where an art exhibit was also going down…
Monday, October 16, 2017
Britney Spears: Look at My Awesome Painting!
Britney Spears is one of the most popular artists on the planet. With countless infectious hits under her belt, the superstar has turned her attention to something new of late.
That brand new hobby is painting, and we have to admit, she looks like a flawless painter, and no, we"re not just saying that because she"s painting along to the soothing sound of Mozart.
The 35-year-old looks as relaxed as ever as she stands on the balcony of her beautiful house. Wearing a bra, it"s like she does not have a care in the world.
Britney shared the video on Friday, along with the following caption: "Sometimes you just gotta play!"
The empowering line was accompanied by a lot of emoticons. We get it, Britney, you like to spend your downtime on your balcony with some classical music, and you"re not ashamed to tell the world about it.
Britney has staged a rare comeback after years in a downward spiral. Just when it looked like her career was over, she got the help she needed and had a recent hit album that proved the hitmaker was back and better than ever.
On top of that, she has that lucrative Vegas residency, so all is right in the world of Britney.
She"s also been dating Sam Asghari, so she has a solid career, love and a beautiful family.
Recent reports have suggested she is ready to pop the question to Sam and ask him to marry her. It sounds like she knows this relationship is one with legs.
Who would have thought Spears would be oozing positivity after it seemed like a genuine possibility she was going to disappear from the public eye forever?
Have a look at the full video below and join us in the comments with your thoughts on her technique.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Million Dollar Norman Rockwell Stolen Painting Recovered by FBI 40 Years Later (PHOTO)
A famous Norman Rockwell painting now worth well over a million dollars has been recovered by the FBI after it was stolen from its owner in the ’70s. A lawyer for an anonymous individual called in to Philly’s FBI headquarters last year and said…
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