The masterful portraits of Belfast artist Colin Davidson. Choppy, textured brushwork eliciting the appearance of light striking the angles of the faces of (above) Brad Pitt, Liam Neeson, Lisa Hannigan, Ciaran Hinds, Angela Merkel, Roddy Doyle, Gavin Friday and Sinead Morrissey.
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I like these a lot
Me too…
Portraits of celebrities are vulgar and whorish. Who would by one of these? Who tajes themselves serious enough to commission one. Kak.
Classic Digs.
I’m telling you, art has really gone downhill since rich and famous people started commissioning portraits of themselves.
They’ll be paying artists to do murals on their ceilings next, the tasteless bastards…
Like people who have to work for a living or something.
Yeah, Angela Merkel and Roddy Doyle definitely both went to the same guy to commission self portraits.
“Yeah”
That’s just an affirmative, makes you sound dull and sheepish. I never said they did commission them, I simply asked a question. Not my fault you’re making assumptions. Makes an ass out of you and me.
Right, because all those celebs are on broadsheet to answer that question. Good lad.
“Right”
That’s just another way of saying yes. I knew you agreed! You’re so obvious, you don’t even know it.
Uh huh. Yep. You’re definitely right. I totally agree with you. Those celebrities are idiots for getting a self portrait and that none of them actually got a self portrait and that they’re here to answer your questions.
“Uh huh ”
There you go again. The celebs have duck egg for Brekfeast and all of a sudden that makes you an expert? I don’t think so. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should! And if painting are art then what are statues? I don’t suppose you know that either do you?
Are you even speaking to me at this stage? Lunatic.
I’m fresh off an amateur production of Juno And The Paycock, and this line is pure O’Casey.
In the wilds of the far north of Dublin by any chance Nigel?
Cool story bro!
Nope, in the land of Tipperary, where the shadows lie. (There was only one actual Dublin accent amongst the lot of us.)
That one was a bit more Brechtian than anything else.
Ah, there’s one taking place near me, and very good it is too. Hope you enjoy it.
(The Plough and the Stars has been ruined for me though thanks to LC)
I accidentally renamed myself! Wow, it’s that easy? Explains a lot.
Oh we had ‘the crack’ as they say. Actually, I think it ended up being a pretty decent production, and a lot of fun. After years studying the trilogy, I’m not sure I’d be up for going to see them, but performing in one was great.
Buy*
Takes*
Kak
What is going on with the comments??? It’s driving g me bonkers
Lisa Hannigan looks like Charlie Murphy in that picture
@Janet
Get off the app, which is running on glitches, and go to the desktop version of BS, as the app is hiding replies to comments.
thickly applied paint = earnest