Video Of The Week - Artist Paints Roger Federer In Four Minutes
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On June 26th, French artist/entertainer Jean-Pierre Blanchard, stunned the guests that had gathered for the annual Swiss Venture Award ceremony in Zurich, by painting a portrait of tennis superstar Roger Federer in four short minutes. What's even more amazing, is that he did it entirely from memory.
This is not the first time the artist has given his audience a super-quick art tutorial - In the past, he has created equally stunning quick paintings of many famous celebrities and public figures including Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe and even, Harry Potter. However, this is the first time he has been commissioned to draw Roger Federer, who he says was easy, given the athlete's strong distinguished features.
After captivating the audience with his performance, the artist auctioned the painting for 16,000 Swiss Francs (about $20,000) and donated the proceeds to The Roger Federer Foundation, a charity that supports children in Africa. What a productive way to spend four minutes.
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canarysongover 4 yearsWoW
greatskys716over 4 yearsWell that was quick- Art is life!almost 7 yearsIm amazed...DAZZLED!!!!!!
arcticgirl101about 8 yearshe is good at this and i loaf tennis ( i play it )- artyover 8 yearsmy dad likes Rodger Federer and I like art, so it,is so cool!!
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- majoko123over 9 yearsThis man is an artist. He painted a man called Roger Federer. He painted him in 4 minutes and in the video he used some kinda brushes, and painted while dancing. He used two brushes in his hands and painted very well the face and everything. His name was,Jean-Pierre Blanchard and was from France. It says that he impressed the people who were there and he only painted him by remembering how he looks. The painting was worth 16,000 Swiss Francs which is 20,000 USD.
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- majoko123over 9 yearsHe's and artist a good one
