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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Mademoiselles jouent au foot
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,780
Portrait #13 and #3, Diptych
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Portrait #13 and #2, Diptych
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Portrait #51. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Portrait #50. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Laid Bare - Peachy Pink + Gold #1
Sophie Derrick
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.02 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$770
Laid Bare - Nude + Gold #4
Sophie Derrick
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$770
Laid Bare - Sage + Gold #6
Sophie Derrick
Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$770
Somnium No. 4, Series VII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,627
Abstract Floral No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$330
Herons in Flight No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,850
Flying Hawk No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Red-Tailed Hawks
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,550
Red-Tailed Hawks No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,350
Nature Collection No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 57.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22.5 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Appalachians No. 14
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$450
Appalachians No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$450
Ballerina No. 4, Series XXVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
Sold
Somnium No. 10, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$7,711
Somnium No. 9, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$7,711
Somnium No. 7, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,745
Somnium No. 6, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,745
Somnium No. 4, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,898
Somnium No. 3, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,186
Somnium No. 1, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$8,898
Somnium No. 4, Series XIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,898
Permanent, Probably
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,898
I Can See Clearly
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,898
The girl who knew too much
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$83
