Sydney [Australia], May 16: Australia's richest female billionaire Gina Rinehart is asking the National Gallery of Australia to remove her portrait from an exhibition but her request has been denied.
The Guardian and Sydney Morning Herald both used the word "unflattering" when describing the painting, which gave Ms Reinhart's skin a pinkish tinge, accentuated the folds on her chin and pursed her lips into a frown. Have.
Ms. Rinehart (70 years old) is the president of Hancock Prospecting Company, a private exploration and mining company founded by her father, Mr. Lang Hancock. She is the richest person in Australia with a fortune of about 30.6 billion USD, according to Forbes magazine .
She is one of several figures included in a large-scale exhibition by famous indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira. Other figures displayed in the exhibition include the late Queen Elizabeth II, American artist Jimi Hendrix and Australian football player Adam Goode.
The portrait depicts Ms. Rinehart looking straight at the viewer, with her features distorted in Mr. Namatjira's signature style.
Ms. Rinehart did not seem to have a good impression of artist Namatjira's expression, so she lobbied to have it hidden. Some of Ms. Rinehart's employees sent strongly worded messages to the gallery, asking to remove the painting.
However, the National Gallery of Australia refused Ms. Rinehart's request, and gallery director Nick Mitzevich said he "welcomed the public to have a dialogue about the collection and display of we".
On social media, some people commented that Ms. Rinehart's attempt to hide the portrait had the opposite effect, making it attract more attention.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper