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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Somnium No. 4, Series VII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
CHF 3,814
Le retour du sumo
Zwy Milshtein
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 2,347
Mademoiselle 32
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,173 CHF 1,056
Mademoiselle 35
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,565 CHF 1,408
Mademoiselles jouent au foot
Kaige Yang
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,467
Somnium No. 10, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
CHF 6,356
Somnium No. 9, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
CHF 6,356
Somnium No. 7, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 9,681
Somnium No. 6, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 190 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 9,681
Somnium No. 4, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
CHF 7,334
Somnium No. 3, Series XVI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
CHF 6,747
Somnium No. 4, Series XIV
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
CHF 7,334
Permanent, Probably
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
CHF 7,334
I Can See Clearly
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
CHF 7,334
Dibujos de estudio 3
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 587
Portrait #52. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,027
Clarity No. 3
Elizabeth Becker
Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
CHF 342
Ensoñaciones
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 538
Geisha VI
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 538
Geisha lll
Teo Franco
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHF 538