North Korea unveils propaganda art exhibit with painting of Kim Jong Un riding horseback

Kim Jong Un took the reins on his own portraits.

North Korea launched a state-run art exhibit this week with propaganda paintings of the Supreme Leader — including one portraying him triumphantly riding horseback — after lifting a rule that previously blocked artists from depicting him.

The borderline absurd artwork on display at the Okryu Exhibition house in Pyongyang portrays the tubby tyrant glad-handing farmers, riding a tractor and gallantly visiting a school for orphans, according to the Times of UK.

It features at least eight paintings of Kim in a slimmed-down, flattering light — the first-ever portraits officially approved by the despotic leader himself, according to the outlet.

The exhibit purportedly showcases, “the great personality of Kim Jong Un” in honor of the 70th anniversary of the “victory in the Fatherland Liberation War,” according to the state-run Korean Central News agency.

The art shows Kim has, “achieved one victory after another in the confrontations with imperialism and the US that have lasted centuries,” the agency said — adding the pieces were commissioned to depict his “cult of personality.”

Paintings of Kim courageously standing on top of Mount Paektu, visiting a flood zone in a mud-splattered SUV and planting trees are also featured at the exhibit, along with images of his predecessors, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

The art was unveiled after the Hermit Kingdom recently scrapped a rule prohibiting artists from painting the Supreme Leader.

Kim has reportedly also commissioned three mosaic murals of himself to go on public display.