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To think the new official portrait of King Charles is awful

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Isseywith3witchycats · 17/05/2024 20:19

the background being the same colour as his uniform means just basically his face is visible it reminds me of the attic picture of Dorian Grey.

No one ever did an uncomplimentary one of the queen even as she got older

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Vamozz · 17/05/2024 22:56

Very appropriate. Looks like he's covered in the blood of the colonies.

RagzRebooted · 17/05/2024 22:58

coupdetonnerre · 17/05/2024 20:38

I didn't realise until he unveiled it that it was a serious portrait rather than a protest ... looks like blood

I saw it on Reddit last night and assumed it was satire, I didn't realise that's the actual portrait.
It's different, I suppose. Bit angry.

cavernclub · 17/05/2024 23:01

Looks like he's in hell. Tempted to draw a little devil horn and tail on it 😆
The red is too much - feels quite uncomfortable

Frenchbreadandbutter · 17/05/2024 23:36

I do quite like it apart from the face. It conveys power and royalty to me but not KC’s personality.

TansySorrel · 17/05/2024 23:38

These portraits of the late Queen and King Charles are odd https://www.itv.com/news/2024-05-17/australias-richest-woman-asks-gallery-to-remove-portrait-of-her

drusth · 17/05/2024 23:41

Why have they made him look 10 years younger? Otherwise fine.

RemarkablyBrightCreature · 17/05/2024 23:42

Neverpostagain · 17/05/2024 20:56

I like it. To me it suggests that all the trappings of kingship fade into the background and in the end you are just left with the man.

A better argument for a republic I could not have made myself 😄. We can use it on the first official stamps after the monarchy is abolished 😜

Catsmere · 17/05/2024 23:43

The red background ruins it, imo. If it had a different colour, or an actual scene (landscape, interior) I'd think it would be much better.

Jujubeez · 17/05/2024 23:46

LadyAroundTown · 17/05/2024 21:32

Can anyone explain the symbolism behind it? What is it supposed to convey?

It's a monarch butterfly.

As far as symbolism goes it's as subtle as a mac truck.

ErrolTheDragon · 17/05/2024 23:49

Frenchbreadandbutter · 17/05/2024 23:36

I do quite like it apart from the face. It conveys power and royalty to me but not KC’s personality.

My reaction is the opposite. The whole thing is too much red, but cropped down to just head, shoulders and butterfly it's a good portrait.

Cattenberg · 17/05/2024 23:50

King Charles at La Tomatina. Unusual choice. But I think the artist has captured his face really well.

entiawest · 17/05/2024 23:53

I like it; it's arresting, original and well executed. Much more of a statement than if the artist had churned out the standard boring type of portrait

LauderSyme · 17/05/2024 23:53

I think it's great, his face is very well done.

SabreIsMyFave · 17/05/2024 23:58

YANBU @Isseywith3witchycats It's actually hideous.

AlltheFs · 18/05/2024 00:03

I like it a lot actually- and I’m quite hard to please.

NewName24 · 18/05/2024 00:20

cavernclub · 17/05/2024 23:01

Looks like he's in hell. Tempted to draw a little devil horn and tail on it 😆
The red is too much - feels quite uncomfortable

My thoughts too.
It really looks like he is in hell.

Indeed, the memes I've seen have had devil's horns and tail.

JFDIYOLO · 18/05/2024 00:25

I like it a lot. And the butterfly 💕 - this is an unpopular opinion but I think the Queen should have stepped down and retired as other European monarchs have, to give her heir a fair go at the kinging. He'd been a caterpillar in its chrysalis for so long.

Willyoujustbequiet · 18/05/2024 00:26

It's bloody awful. I don't know what possessed the artist.

Thevelvelletes · 18/05/2024 00:31

When I first saw it ,I thought because of the background it looked like a floating head.
Saw it properly in another publication..it looks fine.

RaraRachael · 18/05/2024 00:43

The face is OK but all that red is hideous imo

mrlistersgelfbride · 18/05/2024 00:44

I like it. And I generally dislike both the royal family and the colour red 😆

They've drawn Charles well and it's different and memorable but still (I think) tasteful.

Sunnydaysaregone · 18/05/2024 00:55

I think the artist has captured his face really well. But that’s the only positive I can find. He looks like he’s lying in a bath of strawberry jelly that hasn’t set. Then for good measure the artist has taken inspiration from the garden aisle in Home Bargains and stuck on a tacky butterfly 😬

betterangels · 18/05/2024 01:12

Vamozz · 17/05/2024 22:56

Very appropriate. Looks like he's covered in the blood of the colonies.

Tbh this was my first thought. I'm pretty sure that wasn't the intention...

OzziePopPop · 18/05/2024 01:22

I like it too 😀

Snippit · 18/05/2024 01:27

I think it’s fabulous, so different and interesting.

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