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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, Paris, Toni Caldentey

Paris

Toni Caldentey

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,312

Painting, Tendresse, Fabrice Leito

Tendresse

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 98 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.6 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$6,242

Painting, Defense, Renjie Gao

Defense

Renjie Gao

Painting - 155 x 143 x 4 cm Painting - 61 x 56.3 x 1.6 inch

$20,000

Fine Art Drawings, Embrace, Elizabeth Becker

Embrace

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 inch

$210

Painting, Roi du Ciel, Fabrice Leito

Roi du Ciel

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,855

Painting, RDV, Fabrice Leito

RDV

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$4,392

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre (36), Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre (36)

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$3,236

Painting, Pink Lady, Victor Sheleg

Pink Lady

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,965

Painting, New gloves, Victor Sheleg

New gloves

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 64 x 46 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.1 x 0 inch

$1,445

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

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

$20,228

Painting, Astro boy, Maxime Frairot

Astro boy

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$208

Painting, Batman, Maxime Frairot

Batman

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$208

Painting, Aya, Fresha D

Aya

Fresha D

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

$555

Painting, The Flash, Maxime Frairot

The Flash

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$208

Painting, Lego, Maxime Frairot

Lego

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$208

Painting, Superman, Maxime Frairot

Superman

Maxime Frairot

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$208

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

$1,503

Painting, DMX, Fresha D

DMX

Fresha D

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

$555

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