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I like it for the fact that it isn't just a standard portrait, this one provokes thought. My opinion of the man just went up a notch for choosing to do this.
The king saw the painting when it was about halfway done. Yeo tells BBC News’ Katie Razzall that Charles was “mildly surprised by the strong color, but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly.” He adds that when Camilla saw the portrait, she said, “Yes, you’ve got him.”
The butterfly on King Charles’s new portrait was his own idea. In an interview, artist Jonathan Yeo mentioned that the king thought its inclusion might help future school children recognize him.
“In history of art, the butterfly symbolizes metamorphosis and rebirth.”
The king saw the painting when it was about halfway done. Yeo tells BBC News’ Katie Razzall that Charles was “mildly surprised by the strong color, but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly.” He adds that when Camilla saw the portrait, she said, “Yes, you’ve got him.”
The butterfly on King Charles’s new portrait was his own idea. In an interview, artist Jonathan Yeo mentioned that the king thought its inclusion might help future school children recognize him.
“In history of art, the butterfly symbolizes metamorphosis and rebirth.”
It's a Monarch butterfly, and is meant to represent the metamorphosis from Prince to King according to art critics.
As As for why he chose to use so much red in the portrait, the artist stated that he wanted it to tone and distract from the King's brightly coloured uniform. “I thought the red will really distract,” adding that his solution was to instead cover the whole painting in crimson.
The red shades are meant to “echo the uniform’s bright red tunic, not only resonating with the royal heritage found in many historical portraits but also injecting a dynamic, contemporary jolt into the genre with its uniformly powerful hue.”
In this respect it should be noted that the colour red (and crimson) are traditionally linked to the regal majesty and power of a Monarch, and also represents bravery which could be a hint to the King's personal health battle.
Red also represents the red uniforms of the Welsh Guards which is the ceremonial uniform the the King is wearing in the painting, and the Guard and the Yeomen Warders, both formed in 1485, have traditionally been in Tudor red (representing the colour of the Welsh dragon) and gold. The King also having been the Prince of Wales and therefore the red in relation to the red dragon of Wales is very fitting and apt.
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The portrait will be on public view at the Philip Mould Gallery on Pall Mall in London until the 14th June 2024, Mondays to Fridays, from 9.30am until 5.30pm. Entry is free. Booking is not required.
In a word "crap". If I were the King I'd ask the so called painter if he'd knocked over the red paint pot and this was the result of his best effort to clean it up.
It's obvious that Yeo is a complete and utter Yo Yo
Well it is of no concern to me, however I think it looks ridiculous. All that red is too much, for my tastes, & his face is from 40 years ago. How about his face as of today, while he is King, not one from his time as a single man, many years ago.
It's not a traditional royal portrait, but it's a good work of art. The face and hands pop out, the subtle shading of the various reds and browns create a hazy effect that draws your attention right to the face and hands and creates a strong vertical line that continues through the sword. The line of the arms going diagonally intersect with this vertical line and draw the eyes towards the cuffs, the medals, and other ornamentation on the jacket that would otherwise be lost in the sea of red.
The eyes move naturally around the painting, the arms seem 3D, like they pop out of the portrait towards you. The sash is another diagonal element that bisects the painting nearly perfectly.
Should have been green instead of red, given his environmental stances, regardless of his uniform's actual colour.
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