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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Inquisitivus

Ludicium

Acta, Non Verba

Nebula No. 6, Series IV

Dignitas

Hedy Lamarr, Icon Series V

Nebula No. 1, Series III

Madalena

Icon No. 2, Series IV

Icon No. 1, Series IV

Nebula No. 3, Series II

Nebula No. 2, Series II

Nebula No. 1, Series II

Materia No. 4, Series VI

Materia No. 1, Series V

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La Banlieues Invisibles

Face Tomorrow

Our Series 3

Our Series 2

Our Series 1

Three Musketers

Game of Thrones

The Incurable Madhouse

White Plaster Statue

A Whole Ship of Sensitive Lies

Soaring Series 7

Soaring Series 6

Soaring Series 5

Soaring Series 4

Soaring Series 3

Soaring Series 2

Soaring Series 1

Wounded Ukrainians

Three Musketeers

Silence

Our Series IV

Our Series III

Our Series II

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Sans titre

A Long Summer. From The Beaches series

Al mare. From the Beaches series

Tramonto. From the Beaches series

Booknote 9. From The Beaches series

Booknote 8. From The Beaches series

Booknote 7. From The Beaches series

Grass Study No. 3

Swallow No. 39

Swallow No. 38

Plant Study No. 57

Iris No. 93

Anemone No. 10

Lily

Iris No. 206

Iris No. 202

Iris No. 203

Iris No. 204

Hellebore No. 38

Heron No. 31

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker No. 2

Harris's Hawk

Kestrel No. 9

Barn Owl No. 8

Falcon