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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Touch No. 3

Queen Anne's Lace No. 21

Queen Anne's Lace No. 19

Rose study no. 77

Rose Study No. 78

Rose Study No. 79

Branch study no. 24

Cherry Blossom No. 21

Cherry Blossom No. 20

Wildflowers No. 4

Rose study No. 45

Rose study No. 47

Wildflowers No. 2

Wildflowers No. 1

Grass Pink No. 2

Rose No. 8

Magnolia No. 60

Fog No. 3

Iris No. 182

Iris No. 179

December No. 2

December

Iris No. 174

Touch No. 7

Touch No. 8

Repentant Hooligan

Never quite touching

Standing so close

Distrait

Présage II

Tact

Absence

Indifférence

Twins

Regard

Paris

Unfathomable Depth 1

Followspot

Let there be light !

Gravity

Ville secrète

Untitled

Catalina

Marilyn No. 2, Icon Series III

Estate #1. From The Beaches series

L'éponge

Éclats de vie

Muse. From the Portraits series

Between The Light - Magenta V1

Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1

Between The Light - Titanium on Viridian V1 Edit

#303. From The Beaches series

#302. From The Beaches series

#301. From The Beaches series

La premiere loge

Les oiseaux sans Hitchcock

Colombine

My Mother

Wife Portrait

Portrait 5

Ruscello

Estate #2. From The Beaches series

Embrace

Maria

Cellule de degrisement