Portrait

Portraits are one of the oldest genres of painting known to art, and it first appeared in ancient Egypt. For several centuries, there was a tendency to idealize features in order flatter important patrons for whom the portrait was for. Then, progressively, artists started to turn to ordinary people for their sitters, with fewer requirements limiting their choices, they were able to paint increasingly realist works.

Portraiture was influenced by the many movements of the 20th century and, rather than getting closer to reality, painters used portraits as a means to experiment with new artistic techniques and theories. Photography and sculpture followed a similar path, thus showing the incredible creativity and interpretation of artists.

Today there is an enormous variety of unusual portraits that don't aim flatter their sitters in the least but rather be expressive. Disfigured faces, surprising collages, distorted human forms and even creatures that are half-human, half-animal: there are no rules and creativity flows!

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Portrait

Fumatore d'arte

Ballet Series II

Jesus of California

You look at me sadly, Nevo 1

Overthink no.37

1955 Joueur de BANJO Player

Mythological composition

Portrait d'une jeune femme thaïlandaise

Sans

Not Hopeless

Self Care V

X-Men

Young Adam

Soldat Inconnu

Un ange passe II

Carla

Habitus

Le egipcia y su cicatriz. (Serie importancia del YO)

Le trio

Web of Intrigues

Late Night Behind the Bar in New Orleans

La porte bleue

Rosalia

Ultra Lumen Lamp Sculpture

Kakorrhaphiaphobia

The Spy

Scaffolder #1

Raz'ebala Vse Ebalo

Fairy Playing Chinese Lute

Doll Motanka

The Dreamer

Solitaire

Visions

Dame à l'éventail

Square Dance

Un bouquet de tulipes

Le Minus

Times are changing

Mutum Village, Rio Gregório Indigenous Territory, State of Acre, Brazil (XL)

Regardless - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children, Jewellery

Framed by Foliage (The Rebirth) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Men

Anya - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Jewelry, Art Deco

Sans Titre

Lecteur sur le ventre - Série corps humain

Woman in the Sun

1970

Elena and Cressie get ready for the party 3

N 3

Questions

Sans titre

Joker

Senza titolo

Poolside

The inner peace

Retrato

Journal d'un confiné - 4

Salma

Les Fauves

Summernights

Tiempo (Temps)

Don't Look Back, Your Life Isn't There Anymore -21st Century, Contemporary Women

5- Masque à l'os

Woman with a white cat

First Fruit - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

Madone avec enfants et angelot

Rouge baiser, cheveux au vent