Arty. How the subjects of the portraits were insulted by their images

Exhibition at NGA includes portrait of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart

A visitor takes a picture of a portrait of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, which forms part of an artwork 'Australia in Colour, 2021' by artist Vincent Namatjira at the National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra, Australia, 17 May 2024. Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/EPA/AAP Image

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One of our finest artists Vincent Namatjira painted the portrait of the country's richest woman Gina Rinehart. She reportedly wants it gone.

We discuss this news, as well as other well-known cases when the subjects of portraits were very dissatisfied with the work of artists, with art critic Ksenia Radchenko, a teacher of art history at the University of Sydney.
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Ксения Радченко Source: Supplied / Supplied by Ksenia Radchenko
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