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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The Face of Abstraction Expressionism-3
Renjie Gao
Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$11,115
Dibujos de estudio 3
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$702
The woman who rode horses goes to the beach
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$5,616
Conversations At Dinner
Mario Henrique
Painting - 90 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$6,903
Hellebore No. 39
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$430
Serie Mallorca. Lluita
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 92 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,106
Charging Bull #1, Ferox Series
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,265
New Mexico No. 12
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$230
New Mexico No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 25.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$180
Appalachians No. 13
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$180
Appalachians No. 10
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$230
Hellebore No. 32
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$200
Dibujos de estudio 10
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 9
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 7
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 6
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 5
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$702
Dibujos de estudio 4
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$702
Classic portrait
Rosen Markovski
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,041
I would like a look from you tonight
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 24 x 31 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.2 inch
$468
The Pianist #1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$760
Vanité aux papillons rouges
Philippe Pasqua
Painting - 130 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$12,753
The Woods No. 143
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$180
