Abstract Portrait Artists

The unpredictability of human behavior is fodder for Abstract Expressionism. Sudden movement, brief glances and impermanent facial expressions defy the strict laws of realism, so how about a shift away from it? Portraiture may be described as still, posed and an effective rendering of the human form in the subject of figurative art. But the human can also be dynamic and in a state of motion, impossible to portray during sittings. By moving away from realism and using light, color, shapes and mixed media, abstract art creates movement on the canvas itself echoing the dynamism of the figure - the subject of abstract portraiture. Abstract artists such as Theo van Doesburg and his 1915 work Abstract Portrait uses blocks of color and shapes to carve out what we recognize to be a figure. But the figure is deconstructed and seems to move and shift on the canvas. Expecting to see a face, the viewer uses their eye to put the portrait back together and find the figure in the work. Today, Shay Mess combines female faces with nature to create portraits that are floral, saturated with color and draw the viewer in. Whilst Mario Henrique focuses on the dynamism of the human form depicting dancers and the fleeting nature of the human body.

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Rose study no. 80

Rose study no. 81

Iris no. 190

Swallow No. 59

Branch study no. 37

Wild Rose No. 8

The Woods No. 152

Quiet Strength

Bloodroot No. 4

Hellebore No. 35

Clematis

Clematis No. 2

Magnolia No. 64

Iris No. 180

Swallows in Flight No. 45

Iris No. 172

L peut s'effacer

Après le souffle

Giselle

Dreams In Ochre

Joaquin Phoenix

Dense

Somnium No. 2, Series XI

Replica No. 1, Series III

Replica No. 3, Series II

Marilyn No. 3, Icon Series III

Marilyn No. 1, Icon Series III

Replica No. 2, Series II

Le Violoniste

La mala educacion

Autorretrato

Ludi

L'homme aux lunettes

Sans titre 1

Ambiguité

Sans titre

Bande de potes

Spike

Confessionnal

Distance 2

Sans titre 2

Mon trio préféré

Souriez !

Pas moi

Portrait homme

Souris tout va bien 2

Once Again, Sublimation #2

Sam, the delightful diva 3

Elle m'embrassait et je sombrais dans les ténèbres

Vampire Lust

Dix pour le prix d'une

Feet#2

Feet#1

Structural Reminiscence

Léonie

Gontran

Le baiser

Hariette

Juste un peu

Félicie

Only her heart will understand

Nude No. 95

Nude No. 84

Une autre histoire pour Ophélie

Mona impudique

Sans titre