Barack Obama - Change for America, for the World, for All of Us - The Audacity of Hope
Barack Obama – Change for America, for the World, for All of Us – The Audacity of Hope
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain and became the first African American to be elected President of the United States. In his victory speech, delivered before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of his supporters in Grant Park in Chicago, Illonois, Obama proclaimed that “change has come to America.” Born in Hawaii, Obama will be the first U.S. President born outside the contiguous United States. He also will be fifth youngest President at the date of accession and the second since Lincoln whose primary political base is Illinois. This portrait illustrates and epitomizes the audacity of hope.
President Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009. Selected information courtesy of Wikipedia.
Original Oil Portait On Canvas By Zhao, Ze, Guangzhou, China
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Sebastian Mac...
Excellent!!
coffeetea
wow that rolling tear…. wonderful art work!!
Agnes McGuinness
A stunning portrait. Very beautiful work. Agnes:)))
Gregory John O...
Great portrait
Luc85
OMG!!!! I love this !!!!
What a great portrait…. Great Work :o)
Love the expression on his face and the tear rolling down…...Amazing work !
Lee Wilde
Absolutely superlative….the best Barak Obama portrait I’ve seen so far.
Lee Wilde
stevendesiow
Fantastic work.
Kevyn Paul Eis...
Excellent work, my friend- it looks just like him! Fabulous!
Lee Wilde
WHY DIDN’T YOU ENTER THIS IN OUR BARAK OBAMA PORTRAIT CHALLENGE???!!!!” Only 15 entries and this would have won for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bloody hell :-(
Lee Wilde
Here is the link to the challenge by the way: http://www.redbubble.com/portraiture-traditional-art/challenges/1219-barak-obama
Meeli Sonn
Great picture or painting. Congrats
izzyizzy
Brilliant. I agree with Lee – this would’ve def got my vote!
artist4peace
good idea ze zhao,love your work…....
ad4p
Lee Wilde
You ought to send your suggestion to the redbubble support staff, ze zhao…..as moderators are unable to change the way challenges work.
Personally, I don’t think late entries should be allowed….as much as I think a portrait such as yours is magnificent and could have won….but there will always be members who don’t submit their entries in time for many different reasons and we would have to keep the competition open forever….particularly with a large group such as ours, with over 1000 members.
I am running regular challenges in our group. In your “MY BUBBLE” area, look for the link on the left hand side which says “challenge events”. Whenever you come to the site, make it a habit to have a look and see if there are any challenges you’re interested in.
With work such as yours, I’m sure it won’t be very long before you’ve won a challenge.
Ze Zhao replied
Thank you to tell me so many!Regret of, the translation software isn’t perfect of translation.Therefore, I can’t be complete comprehension and please forgive I, I will look for a friend a help translation
epeterson
Beautiful portrait. Well done.
Lee Wilde
Ze Zhao, if you go to the challenge now, you will see that I’ve given you a special mention.
Barak Obama Portrait Challenge
Ze Zhao replied
I am sorry, I do not understand. My English is not good! To rely on translation software.
Marvin Collins
This is great!!
RoddyM
brilliant!
Misti Hymas
This is amazing. The emotion is just brilliant!
Misti Hymas
这是惊人的。 情感是公正精采的!
Hidemi Tada
I feel wet of tear. incredible work.
Caroline Evans...
GRAND
Douglas Hunt
amazing artwork
Belinda "Billy...
Fantastic
colorblind
whoa fanatasic work
love the detail
and yes history has been made
hopefully for a major change
Jarko
fantastic portrait and more!
Tracey Mac
Stunning…...
xXluvinlifeXx
Absolutely beautiful!
Donna Proctor
Masterpiece. Brilliant capture of the very essence of his soul.
montdragon
He is one with one of us we are one….”We The People”...Namaste.
Tainia Finlay
Outstanding portrait, I’m speechless so will continue to stare
darkestartist
fantastic work of an outstanding man. well done!
Gilly1
This is great!
emizael
Very good!
Rachel Aponte
great portrait!
Anthony Mancuso
stunning work, well done
whittyart
absolutely amazing, you are so gifted….. I love this piece :)
Davide Montell...
This painting is wonderful! Instant fav!
Byron Gates Jr
Mr. Zhao,
I am so proud for you concerning Mr. Obama. It’s a great work. More importantly, an artist from the great country of China, has honored us all with a great work of art. Mr. Obama is more than just our next President, he is a world leader, a person who will bring us all together, and man who we all can respect, his time is now and you sir have created a great portrait of him. Thank you for your work, thank you for the respect you as a Chinese National have show not only him, but also all Americans.
The best to you and your family,
Byron Gates Jr
H M Bascom
An amazing portrait—emotional and beautiful. You have greatly honored President Obama and America
hakathyo
Wow, although we never saw Obama in this emotional state, this photo is good as it gets. Very deep.
Leith O'Malley
Wonderful work Maestro!
Thanh Duong
Amazing work!
gerretje24
Wonderfull! Splendid! Great!
Ben Kern
Wow! The amount of detail you painted into this picture is STUNNING!!! especially in his teeth, eyes, and the tear running down his face! I’m not crazy about the hair, but since that’s one small part, this picture is still quite amazing…
Junior Mclean
POWERFUL PIECE!!! AWESOME JOB!!!
ooyayootay
I cannot say anything more than what’s already been said.
But this is a STUNNING portrait.
Orla Cahill
Excellent work.
doreen01
Splendid work!
Bearwolver
i like this man, very good heart and soul
Mariah Voas
love this! great job!
send it to the white house! ;)
Maxoperandi
A truly great work of art!
darkvampire
Brilliantly painted, but shockingly depressing.
Jarko
BRILLIANT ARTWORK!!!
Lenka
Wow!
RiSH :
Super best :)
ValerieSherwood
excellent! wonderful! brilliant!
Cheers, Val
Vasile Stan
Tottaly mind blowing. Lost for words.
abfabphoto
Great image!
abfabphoto
Hajra Meeks
This is extremely well done!
Dee Boylan
This is absolutely stunning…..the depth of emotion is unbelievable….and the light in his eye…wow!
gra123
MUST OF SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS. VERY/VERY GOOD,
GRAHAM.
Margaret Harris
I thought this was a photograph until I looked at the flags behind him more closely….This is one of the best portraits I’ve seen….Excellant !!!
Corinna Nicole
amazing…i love this piece
Rhinovangogh
WOW! You have captured it! The audacity f hope has sweat on his brow meaning it came with hard work,perhaps evidence that “dreaming” and “doing” go hand in hand. verry nice.
Ze Zhao
I would like to thank all of the above evaluation friends.
Stephen Rogers
Insane!! fantastic job.
William Clair
No man will ever carry out of the Presidency the reputation which carried him into it.
Thomas Jefferson
A man with hope does not cry.
William Clair
AlisonJohnson
fantastic
kenmeyerjr
Beautiful and masterful work…I feel very fortunate to have won the recent celebrity challenge instead of you!
Georgette
Excellent work and how it penetrates the eyes of the one it beholds.