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Jo Verheezen

9 Years Ago

Godfather

Heren is one of my godfather portraits. Really curious about you opinion. Please leave comments and/ or post your godfather Artworks.

Greetings Jo

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Lawrence Supino

9 Years Ago

you named the piece "Tony"...but in the Godfather Al Pacino's name is "Michael". Tony is his name in Scarface.

 

Drew

9 Years Ago

It reminds me of the screen printings that were popular in the 80s. There was an artist who became quite famous at doing them
They were usually a printings of an action such as a sports. Can't remember the artist's name though.

 

Valerie Reeves

9 Years Ago

Drew, Leroy Neimen?

 

Drew

9 Years Ago

He's the one! Valerie :)
Always liked his prints. I even had a hand in screen printing partially inspired by Neiman ' s prints.

 

Kenneth Agnello

9 Years Ago

Drew--Yes, it sounds like Leroy Nieman you are thinking of.

Anyway, the subject image of Al Pacino is brightly colored, but I am afraid it lacks the tension that usually accompanies expressionist tug-and-pull effectiveness. We see an image that is spotted with scattered color patches, but I am unsure as to where the eye rests, moves, or gets excited. The color scheme is largely arbitrary, not reconciled, a method that is often found in patchwork quilts and in much silkscreening. I am afraid it fails to communicate a strong artistic bite.

 

Drew

9 Years Ago

Jo, while copying a photo of a celebrity using someone else formula is not my personal recommend aproach to painting(don't care for promoting Hollywood for the studios have plenty of money to do that themselves); this painting had graphic value and is pleasing to the eye. your avitar of Johnny Depp I think is better than the Al portrait.

 

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