Bad paintings of Barack Obama

March 3, 2009 7:41 PM

.... and I love them all Considering artistic interpretation, Barry never looked better.

Downfall:
I wish there was more info on the artist and perhaps the AGE of the artist.

posted by will wait 4 tanjents (21 comments total)

Some of these aren't half bad. I liked the Elvis Obama.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 7:44 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

I dunno, this one seems okay. It's not exactly an inspired portrait, but the execution is fine.
posted by jedicus at 7:45 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

Barack Obama in a white Elvis suit, striding out of the river, with roses, and is that a white horse, or is it actually a unicorn? That one is truly inspired by Love.
posted by Xoebe at 7:48 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

????

I don't know if i am more frightened by the "taco-nimbus" or disembodied underwear.
posted by 5imian at 7:48 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

I thought the whole White-House-as-teeth thing was kind of cool in this one, but I can't figure out what it means.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 7:49 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

I was in Tanzania recently and there were a ton of bad paintings of Obama all over Moshi and Arusha.
posted by Falconetti at 8:03 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

YOU ARE NOT UGLY BETTY

I don't want to think about what this fantasy involves (warning: Obama and Limbaugh butts)
posted by Bernt Pancreas at 8:09 PM on March 3, 2009 [2 favorites]

I love them all, but these stand out: Don'tmesswithmebama, Shamanbama, Preacherbama, Scholarbama.
posted by Flex1970 at 8:25 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

The White-House-as-teeth one disturbs me so much. So, so much.
posted by Ms. Saint at 8:26 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

I knew it!
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 9:38 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

Barak + Karaoke = Baraoke
posted by 0xFCAF at 9:55 PM on March 3, 2009 [2 favorites]

My favourite
posted by KokuRyu at 10:11 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

I do think it's shady that the artist is not named or credited.

The ones that are clearly the works of little kids make me smile, but there should be a 'Jenny, Oak Tree Elementary, Age 8' on them somewhere. Give the artist their credit!
posted by winna at 10:12 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

@kokuRyu I agree. I really liked that one too.
But you all have pointed out some great ones that I did not see.
Must be a 15 min click through
posted by will wait 4 tanjents at 10:21 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

Shamanabama reminds me of Yes We Will, a weird sci-fi comic on Tor.com (with awkward drawings of most everyone represented).
posted by filthy light thief at 10:32 PM on March 3, 2009 [2 favorites]

Yes We Will, a weird sci-fi comic on Tor.com (with awkward drawings of most everyone represented).

That was kind of Sandman-esque.
posted by Flex1970 at 10:41 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

For what it's worth I taped a fake cigarette and some googly eyes (one big, one small, for either an intense squint or perspective!) to my Obama poster but am at a loss as to what to add next. It looks like maybe it should be a third googly eye. Or a unicorn.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 11:05 PM on March 3, 2009 [1 favorite]

OMG THE BLACK MAN IS EATING THE WHITE HOUSE! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
posted by iamkimiam at 12:10 AM on March 4, 2009 [1 favorite]

Those tacos are on fire!
posted by Foam Pants at 12:12 AM on March 4, 2009 [1 favorite]

David Hockney or Avigdor Arikha would have been proud of this one. And this one is alright. If they hadn't made the error on the right eye it would have been quite successful. And who could denigrate this? It's fantastic.

A lot of these are not half bad. At least there are some ideas on display.
posted by fire&wings at 3:13 AM on March 4, 2009 [1 favorite]

The AP is gonna have a field day with this shit.


Prepare for battle, Jenny, Oak Tree Elementary, Age 8!
posted by orme at 5:15 AM on March 4, 2009 [2 favorites]