@[email protected]M to News And Current [email protected]English • 6 months agoKing Charles: 'That is quite red indeed’ - reaction to new portraitwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
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minus-square@jordanlundlinkEnglish6•6 months agoSince they don’t show the portrait to the viewer… I’d love to ask the artist their intent. Did they mean to show him drenched in blood? Whose?
minus-square@riodoro1linkEnglish5•edit-26 months agoThe news online is like: Title: shocking picture you absolutely need to see Article: everything but the picture Also: red is the color of the monarchy. So maybe that.
minus-square@jordanlundlinkEnglish1•6 months agoI could get that if it were just the background, like the official Obama portrait, but covering the uniform in red and leaving just his face and hands exposed seems to be making a statement. Obama portrait for comparison:
Since they don’t show the portrait to the viewer…
I’d love to ask the artist their intent. Did they mean to show him drenched in blood? Whose?
The news online is like:
Title: shocking picture you absolutely need to see
Article: everything but the picture
Also: red is the color of the monarchy. So maybe that.
I could get that if it were just the background, like the official Obama portrait, but covering the uniform in red and leaving just his face and hands exposed seems to be making a statement.
Obama portrait for comparison: