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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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Painting, Le retour I, Kaige Yang

Le retour I

Kaige Yang

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,558

Painting, Le retour, Kaige Yang

Le retour

Kaige Yang

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,558

Painting, Atelier, Mario Henrique

Atelier

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 190 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

CHF 8,276

Painting, Mia, Sébastien Allart

Mia

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

CHF 3,700

Painting, Kanelle, Sébastien Allart

Kanelle

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

CHF 2,726

Painting, Beyond, Elizabeth Becker

Beyond

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

CHF 340

Painting, Tragedy, Elizabeth Becker

Tragedy

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

CHF 451

Painting, Burna, Fresha D

Burna

Fresha D

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 730

Painting, Le pied, Zwy Milshtein

Le pied

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 33 x 33 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,460

Fine Art Drawings, Ensoñaciones, Teo Franco

Ensoñaciones

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, Geisha VI, Teo Franco

Geisha VI

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, Geisha lll, Teo Franco

Geisha lll

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, Yelmo, Teo Franco

Yelmo

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, Híbridos, Teo Franco

Híbridos

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, El protector, Teo Franco

El protector

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, María, Teo Franco

María

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, Payaso, Teo Franco

Payaso

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Fine Art Drawings, Tótem, Teo Franco

Tótem

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

CHF 535

Painting, Fog, Elizabeth Becker

Fog

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 45.7 x 61 cm Painting - 18 x 24 inch

CHF 196

Painting, Master P, Fresha D

Master P

Fresha D

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 467

Painting, Sans-titre, Victor Hasch

Sans-titre

Victor Hasch

Painting - 46.5 x 93.5 x 3 cm Painting - 18.3 x 36.8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 974

Painting, Head of RF, Sophie Derrick

Head of RF

Sophie Derrick

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

CHF 807

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