I look at art like this and have no idea how impressed I should be. Modern artists can reference photos to get every little detail precisely right.
This, assumedly, was painted relatively quickly employing a subject who couldn’t hold still, likely had different lighting at various points and generally screwed with perspective.
I’m deeply impressed with work like this that, I assume, accurately portrays the subject with near photo realism, while also having loose, flowing textures that convey real emotion and depth.
I vaguely recognize the artist’s name, so I’m sure we, as a society have agreed it’s good stuff, but it could just as easily be a nobody and I wouldn’t know.
Yeah, I love his other works and so I’m kind of glad to see him here, but it’s just a portrait, not the kind of things he’s rightfully famous for. You can see the way he works with colour is pretty good here though! Not photorealistic really, just dripping with experience.
That’s young Wonka