Chris Coles

Team Trump Noir Chris Coles

When Donald Trump was elected US President in November 2016, I noticed certain similarities between some of the many noir characters I have painted from the Expat World of the Bangkok Night and the noir cast of characters assembling around Trump. A motley collection of Grifters, Layabouts, Ne'er-do-Wells, Con Men and Predators. Men filled with Bad Intention. Old School Chauvinists offended by the Rise of Feminism. Money-Driven, surface-oriented men who like their women to be "decorative," with silicon breasts, plastic surgery and plenty of botox. Thus began these portraits of Team Trump Noir.