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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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Painting, L'instant IV, Fabrice Leito

L'instant IV

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$780

Painting, L'instant II, Fabrice Leito

L'instant II

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$780

Painting, Lueur, Fabrice Leito

Lueur

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 25 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$780

Painting, Beauté 15, Kaige Yang

Beauté 15

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,761

Painting, Mood, Fresha D

Mood

Fresha D

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

$1,140

Painting, Grackles, Elizabeth Becker

Grackles

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$3,350

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,603

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,603

Painting, West, Elizabeth Becker

West

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$255

Painting, Fleurs, Kaige Yang

Fleurs

Kaige Yang

Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

$1,441

Fine Art Drawings, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$4,562

Fine Art Drawings, El patrón, Teo Franco

El patrón

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$660

Fine Art Drawings, Ironía, Teo Franco

Ironía

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$660

Fine Art Drawings, El secreto, Teo Franco

El secreto

Teo Franco

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$660

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,603

Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan

Sans titre

Rafiy Okefolahan

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$6,603

Painting, Blackbird, Elizabeth Becker

Blackbird

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$2,250

Painting, Two Hawks, Elizabeth Becker

Two Hawks

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 66 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$2,050

Painting, Untitled, Philippe Pasqua

Untitled

Philippe Pasqua

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

$21,609

Painting, Souvenirs, Zwy Milshtein

Souvenirs

Zwy Milshtein

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,406

Painting, Mademoiselle 37, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 37

Kaige Yang

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,921

Painting, Bolshoi, Mario Henrique

Bolshoi

Mario Henrique

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$10,684