Less than two weeks after
Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a double mastectomy to prevent
breast cancer, Swedish artist Johan Andersson has unveiled a controversial nude
portrait of the actress post-surgery.
The oil painting is made by
Swedish Artist - Johan Andersson- and it is expected to fetch around 22,000
dollars, the New York Daily News reported.
Anderson, who is the youngest
artist to be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, is known for an
acclaimed posthumous portrait of Amy Winehouse.
Profits from the sale of the
painting will go to a charity- Falling Whistles-that campaigns for peace in the
Congo.
In a statement to the gallery
selling his portrait, Art Below, Andersson explained that he felt personally
connected to Jolie's experience.
"My mother had aggressive
breast cancer when I was 15," Andersson said.
"The recent news about
Angelina stirred an anxiety within me leading me to paint this portrait,"
he said.
"There is an underlying
awkwardness in her demeanor in juxtaposition to the natural beauty of her
face," he added. (Source)
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