# Awful Presidential Portraits These Bad Paintings of Barack Obama Blow My Mind By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-03-09 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bad-paintings-of-barack-obama References: [boingboing.net](http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/09/bad-paintings-of-bar.html) & [badpaintingsofbarackobama](http://badpaintingsofbarackobama.com/) No doubt the election of President Barack Obama was a huge event for not only the United States, but for the entire world. So why not commemorate the event with Bad Paintings of Barack Obama? Loads of [artistic talent](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/painting-exhibition) were necessary to create such awful pieces of work. And now there is a [whole website dedicated](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worldsworstwebsitelol) to this growing collection of Bad Paintings of Barack Obama, and I truly believe that we all have a lot to be thankful for. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 53% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Bad Paintings:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform for artists to showcase and sell intentionally bad paintings, tapping into a niche market of ironic art enthusiasts. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a subscription-based service that sends customers new and unique bad paintings each month, offering a fun and unconventional way to collect art. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Celebratory Photo Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonic-editions.md) - [Travel-Inspired Canvas Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-passport-series.md) - [Custom Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portrait-mom.md) - [AI Pet Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawmypet.md) - [Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antonio-santn.md) - [Festive Americana Artwork Decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/norman-rockwell-for-pottery-barn.md) - [AI Art Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-art-book.md) - [Creative Experiment Sites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worldsworstwebsitelol.md)