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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Beatrix and Erika dancing in black
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,956
.....but Delhia kept on Dancing
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 130 x 81 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 inch
$9,594
Men Wrestling in Greys
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 89 x 116 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch
$7,956
Beatrix and Zsuzsa Dancing
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,956
The Paggan Wedding
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
$1,404
Anne
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 240 x 150 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch
$17,550
Resonanz der Bewegung
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,925
Anatomy study for a Woman Walking
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.6 inch
$3,978
Die Augen geschlossen / 2
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,510
Mädchen mit einem roten Apfel
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,563
The Baseball Player
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
$7,956
Man running III
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 116 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch
$7,956
The model, 25 days in May, and a confusion
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 22 x 27.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch
$304
She received a kiss in the soul
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$339
Merged with her in a glance
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$339
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,850
Maha-Kali
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,925
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,510
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,510
Nobody blinded me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$1,755
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,850
Im Raum - Figur in Rosa und Rot
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$292
Im Raum - Figur in Grün und Blau
Mila Veljac'a
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$292
Dancing in the Dark
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,488
Figures in a Landscape
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,277
