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To commemorate what is clearly an historic occasion we at Belfast’s premier business networking venue will unveil a specially commissioned portrait of Barack Obama at The Presidents’ Club’s own Inauguration Reception tomorrow afternoon.
I attach a sneak preview!
The reception for business and civic leaders will have live-TV coverage of the ceremony in Washington as a backdrop on the Plasma screens throughout the Presidents’ Club’s stylish business facility in the Cathedral Quarter.
To mark the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America, the Presidents’ Club’s Trustees commissioned acclaimed local artist and Presbyterian Minister, Rev Keith Drury, to design and paint the portrait.
We already have eight wonderful, but traditional, Presidential portraits on our wall. I guess we thought it most appropriate to commission a contemporary portrait of the new President, who we believe is going to bring a new style, inspire new conversations and usher in a new era.
If you have visited the Eakin Gallery on the Lisburn Road or the Merchant Hotel recently you will know that Keith’s work is truly creative and reflects our vision. I have no doubt it will be a great conversation piece amongst our members from across the island and the many groups we have scheduled to visit shortly from Boston, New York, Silicon Valley, Colorado and Washington.
Keith’s art piece incorporates mixed media and is finished in oils. He refers to his style as ‘the real facebook’ as it involves a collage of newspaper articles underlying the subject of the painting. The words form a narrative which captures the events, speeches and activities of the campaign and election. The bigger the word on the canvas, the greater the frequency that Obama used it during his campaign!
Keith is a great innovator and even offers his work for hire through his web platform www.sidewaysart.com which was recently featured in the Observer Newspaper.
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