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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Magnolia No. 48

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Hellebore No. 22

Red Lisa #5

Présage II

Destiny

Paris

Unfathomable Depth 1

Followspot

Let there be light !

Gravity

Des tout gentils

Délissima

Carnaval

Ville secrète

Untitled

Catalina

Tact

Red Lisa #4

Red Lisa #9

Red Lisa 10

Nebula No. 2, Series III

Marilyn No. 2, Icon Series III

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Regard

Jester's Joke

Cheerful Clown

L'éponge

Brûler dans tes yeux

La femme d'affaire

Me, myself and I

La fumeuse d'opium

Fleur bleue

Boge Moi

Éclats de vie

The encounter

Seb, the smartphone junkie

Loneliness

The Delight

The Gossip

Blanche

Captain

Between The Light - Magenta V1

Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1

Between The Light - Titanium on Viridian V1 Edit

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Le balais

Muse. From the Portraits series

The space between - Magenta V1

Laid Bare – Pink + Gold #3

Laid Bare – Nude + Gold #10

Perspectives

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