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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They look bored and unapproachable.  Why are they facing away from the onlooker?[/quote]
This. What are they looking at off to the side and why?[/quote]

The artist says he wanted them to look casual and approachable but instead the look sort of... accidental? This would be fine as a photo but is weird as a portrait because it winds up looking like they are standing at a cocktail party or something. Like you find yourself wondering "what are they looking at?" and then the answer is obviously "nothing" because this is a staged portrait not a candid photo. It makes no sense.

You can do a portrait with the subject looking away, but it needs to look more natural. Like this one of Lincoln, one of my favorite presidential portraits. He looks thoughtful and internally focused, which is appropriate for a leader, and the portrait really emphasizes his physicality:

[img]https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NPG-NPG_65_50Lincoln_d1[/img][/quote]

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