Portrait

Portraits are one of the oldest genres of painting known to art, and it first appeared in ancient Egypt. For several centuries, there was a tendency to idealize features in order flatter important patrons for whom the portrait was for. Then, progressively, artists started to turn to ordinary people for their sitters, with fewer requirements limiting their choices, they were able to paint increasingly realist works. 

Portraiture was influenced by the many movements of the 20th century and, rather than getting closer to reality, painters used portraits as a means to experiment with new artistic techniques and theories. Photography and sculpture followed a similar path, thus showing the incredible creativity and interpretation of artists. 

Today there is an enormous variety of unusual portraits that don't aim flatter their sitters in the least but rather be expressive. Disfigured faces, surprising collages, distorted human forms and even creatures that are half-human, half-animal: there are no rules and creativity flows!

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Design, Les Soeurs, Thalia Dalecky

Thalia Dalecky

Design - 36 x 64 x 60 cm Design - 14.2 x 25.2 x 23.6 inch

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Sculpture, Korea Tiger, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 58.4 x 40.6 x 38.1 cm Sculpture - 23 x 16 x 15 inch

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Sculpture, Festival, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 66 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm Sculpture - 26 x 16 x 16 inch

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Sculpture, Girl in Red, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 59.7 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 23.5 x 12 x 8 inch

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Sculpture, Danseuse, Yannick Le Bloas

Yannick Le Bloas

Sculpture - 25 x 8 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 3.1 x 3.5 inch

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Sculpture, Deco Queen, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 78.7 x 33 x 33 cm Sculpture - 31 x 13 x 13 inch

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Sculpture, Shogun, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 66 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm Sculpture - 26 x 12 x 12 inch

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Sculpture, Kingyo, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 64.8 x 31.8 x 27.9 cm Sculpture - 25.5 x 12.5 x 11 inch

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Print, NeoPunk #1, The Mosaist

The Mosaist

Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

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Sculpture, Baigneuse, Yannick Le Bloas

Yannick Le Bloas

Sculpture - 18 x 11 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.8 inch

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Sculpture, Blue Girl, Vivian Wang

Vivian Wang

Sculpture - 61 x 29.2 x 31.8 cm Sculpture - 24 x 11.5 x 12.5 inch

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Sculpture, Canopus, Viviane Coullaud

Viviane Coullaud

Sculpture - 40 x 24 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 9.4 x 6.3 inch

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Sculpture, Secret, Bevan Ramsay

Bevan Ramsay

Sculpture - 50 x 39 x 13 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.4 x 5.1 inch

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Sculpture, Fille, Chris Krainik

Chris Krainik

Sculpture - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch

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Sculpture, Quimera, Vhils

Vhils

Sculpture - 60.7 x 61.2 x 8.5 cm Sculpture - 23.9 x 24.1 x 3.3 inch

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Sculpture, Charme, Sophie Larroche

Sophie Larroche

Sculpture - 27 x 26 x 22 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 10.2 x 8.7 inch

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Sculpture, Cœur d'or, Nina Khemchyan

Nina Khemchyan

Sculpture - 37 x 46 x 34 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 18.1 x 13.4 inch

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