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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, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

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

$20,862

Painting, DMX, Fresha D

DMX

Fresha D

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

$572

Painting, Fou de bassan, Muriel Paul

Fou de bassan

Muriel Paul

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,550

Fine Art Drawings, Styx, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Styx

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,133

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

$298

Painting, Brut, Victor Sheleg

Brut

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$11,802

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

$3,405

Painting, Certitude, Fabrice Leito

Certitude

Fabrice Leito

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

$5,961

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

$1,550

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

$298

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

$185

Painting, Royale, Maxime Frairot

Royale

Maxime Frairot

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

$411

Painting, Ensemble, Maxime Frairot

Ensemble

Maxime Frairot

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

$501

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

$280

Photography, Crâne, Philippe Pasqua

Crâne

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 150 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$22,650

Painting, Fruits, Stephanie Larène

Fruits

Stephanie Larène

Painting - 150 x 146 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 57.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,384

Painting, Tsunami, Muriel Paul

Tsunami

Muriel Paul

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,907

Painting, Chaos, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Chaos

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 220 x 320 x 1 cm Painting - 86.6 x 126 x 0.4 inch

$19,074

Painting, Welcome!, Maxime Frairot

Welcome!

Maxime Frairot

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

$358

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