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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Icon No. 2, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Icon No. 1, Series IV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Nebula No. 3, Series II
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Nebula No. 2, Series II
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Nebula No. 1, Series II
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Materia No. 4, Series VI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$8,775
Materia No. 1, Series V
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$11,700
La Banlieues Invisibles
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 2 inch
$40,950
Somnium No. 12, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$6,084
The Incurable Madhouse
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$46,800
White Plaster Statue
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$46,800
A Whole Ship of Sensitive Lies
Renjie Gao
Painting - 200 x 300 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 1.6 inch
$46,800
Sans titre
Philippe Pasqua
Fine Art Drawings - 200 x 150 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$10,530
Plant Study No. 57
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$450
Nature Collection Sketch No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$165
Shadow Study No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$280
Sans titre, ni mots, ni voix
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 74 x 93 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 36.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,281
Mise à nu
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,217
Replica No. 2, Series I
Mario Henrique
Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,900
The Woods No. 135
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
$250
Portrait Study No. 6
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$180
