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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Cherry Blossom No. 20

Rose study No. 46

Wildflowers No. 4

Rose study No. 45

Rose study No. 47

Iris No. 105

Wildflowers No. 2

Wildflowers No. 1

Grass Pink No. 2

Rose study No. 11

Tulip

Floral No. 18

Lotus No. 2

Lotus

Iris No. 186

The woods no. 158

Grass Study No. 13

Iris No. 184

Leaf study

Grass study no. 12

Magnolia No. 65

Magnolia No. 63

Rose No. 8

Magnolia No. 60

Fog No. 3

Floral No. 17

Floral No. 16

Iris No. 182

Iris No. 179

December No. 2

December

Iris No. 174

Cosmo No. 4

Meadow Study No. 6

Iris No. 170

Iris No. 169

Swallows in Flight No. 21

Iris No. 154

November Branches No. 17

Wild Rose No. 18

Shadow Study No. 9

Shadow Study No. 8

Shadow Study No. 7

Magnolia No. 48

Meadow Study No. 5

Lily No. 12

Wild Rose No. 16

Touch No. 7

Touch No. 8

The Woods No. 150

The Woods No. 149

The Woods No. 147

The Woods No. 139

The Woods No. 132

Iris No. 149

Hellebore No. 22

Red Lisa #5

Repentant Hooligan

Never quite touching

Standing so close

Distrait

Présage II

Tact

Destiny

Absence

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