Yes, another art post! I just wanted to share this portrait of Michelle and Sasha Obama from one of my favorite artists, Elizabeth Peyton. The colors in here are gorgeous, and regardless of your politics, I think the subject is very moving; such a tender moment for half of the first family.The story behind it appeared in today's Washington Post Style and Art Section. Of the portrait, Peyton said:
"I made the picture in five days, which is unusually fast for me. I bought all of the magazines with the Obamas in them and looked for pic tures. This particular image comes from Jet magazine. I was struck by this image of Michelle and Sasha because it was so normal and monumental at the same time -- a transcendent mother-and-child picture in the midst of history being made. The original photo was already great but by making it into a painting transformed it into a transcendent image.
One might say it's a milestone to have Barack Obama elected as president, but to have an African American first lady and daughters somehow seems more transgressive and culture changing."