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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A Long Summer. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 49.8 x 264.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 104.3 x 0.1 inch
€11,734
Al mare. From the Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 33 x 48 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 18.9 x 1 inch
€2,347
Tramonto. From the Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 33 x 48 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 18.9 x 1 inch
€2,347
Booknote 9. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 24 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.45 x 35 x 1 inch
€2,159
Booknote 8. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 24 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.45 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,784
Booknote 7. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 24 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.45 x 35 x 1 inch
€2,159
Portrait Study No. 4
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
€108
Withstanding No. 2
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
€310
Interlude No. 8
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€263
Interlude No. 6
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€216
Redemption
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 115 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€3,600 €3,240
La Famille Playmobile 2
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€665
Eve Keith Jacket !
Raphaël Federici (ParisSketchCulture)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,200 €3,990
Je n'irai plus chez mon coiffeur
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€300
Un Jour de Janvier
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€235
La Petite Famille
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€300
Merci au Photographe
Maxime Frairot
Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€300
Homme de profil
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€950
La tĂŞte dans tes nuages
Christophe Mirallès
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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Respirer ta nuque
Christophe Mirallès
Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
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Venetian impressions 1
Isabella Kretzdorn
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 inch
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Nobody blinded me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
