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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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Painting, Charlène, Christie Nguyen

Charlène

Christie Nguyen

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

CHF 5,867

Painting, Lego, Maxime Frairot

Lego

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 176

Painting, Aya, Fresha D

Aya

Fresha D

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 469

Painting, Pink Lady, Victor Sheleg

Pink Lady

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

CHF 1,662

Painting, New gloves, Victor Sheleg

New gloves

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 64 x 46 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch

CHF 1,222

Painting, Batman, Maxime Frairot

Batman

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 176

Painting, Corey, Christophe Mirallès

Corey

Christophe Mirallès

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 6,356

Painting, The Flash, Maxime Frairot

The Flash

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 176

Painting, Superman, Maxime Frairot

Superman

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

CHF 176

Painting, Melting Pot, Maxime Frairot

Melting Pot

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,252

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 93 x 73 x 8 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 3.1 inch

CHF 17,112

Painting, DMX, Fresha D

DMX

Fresha D

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 469

Painting, 111 117, Florian Eymann

111 117

Florian Eymann

Painting - 66 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,793

Fine Art Drawings, Frank, Camille Schaeffer

Frank

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 244

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 4,889

Painting, Copains, Maxime Frairot

Copains

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

CHF 152

Painting, Royale, Maxime Frairot

Royale

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 337

Painting, Ensemble, Maxime Frairot

Ensemble

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 46 x 38 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.2 inch

CHF 411

Painting, Louisa, Maxime Frairot

Louisa

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch

CHF 230

Painting, Eyewinker, Victor Sheleg

Eyewinker

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 64 x 46.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.3 x 0 inch

CHF 1,271

Fine Art Drawings, Mark, Camille Schaeffer

Mark

Camille Schaeffer

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 244