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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Sam, the delightful diva
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,012
Apparentia No. 5, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$6,500
La dernière cigarette
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$11,905
Advanced training in social skills
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,071
Some of us are looking at the sun
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch
$2,143
But you can't kill me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$1,429
Deus ex machina
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,143
The Incurable Madhouse
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$47,621
White Plaster Statue
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$47,621
A Whole Ship of Sensitive Lies
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$47,621
The Poker Player
Mario Henrique
Painting - 147 x 118 x 4 cm Painting - 57.9 x 46.5 x 1.6 inch
$7,738
Serie Mallorca . Personaje
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,429
Portrait 1
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$952
Portrait 2
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$952
Portrait 4
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$952
Portrait 6
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$952
Portrait 7
Prochore Tchuidjang
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$952
L'âme curieuse VI
Fabrice Leito
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$4,167
Sous le soleil doré
Fabrice Leito
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,012
Élégance sauvage III
Fabrice Leito
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$4,524
Odieuse créature
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$774
The Woods No. 127
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$115