Standing three metres tall,the scale of the portray is intended to reflect the huge impact Yousafzai has had on the worldThe pose is calm, even stately; the expression on the face open but knowing. A recent portrait of Malala Yousafzai, and the teenager shot by the Taliban after speaking out for girls rights to education in Pakistan,is being presented in her adoptive city of Birmingham.Standing three metres tall, the scale of the portray is intended to reflect the huge impact Yousafzai, and the youngest recipient of the Nobel peace prize,has had on the world. But the modest background, featuring a plump sofa, and also hints at a sense of homeliness,of domesticity. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com