St. Petersburg artist Veronica Azaryan informs me that the two close-up shots are studies and the rest are final images for various campaigns promoting Mousson Atelier’s high-end jewelry. She envisions everything from makeup to framing the shot, and the end result is remarkable with women painted in solid colors and some splattered with gold paint […]
Category: Portraits
Twisted Portraits in Paint
Joseba Eskubi is a renowned Spanish artist working out of Bilbao. In his paintings, his figures are distorted shapes rendered in strong colours and brushstrokes that contrast against the neutral backgrounds. The works focus on the human face and the many genius ways that Eskubi can generate new forms and meanings from this simple subject. […]
The Wild Man
Canadian artist Zachari Logan is portrayed as the model in his artwork, however, he doesn’t intend to highlight himself but rather explore the relationship of human and nature. His blue pencil drawings are strange yet beautiful with flora and fauna weaving in and out of his head and body, like a Giuseppe Arcimboldo painting (e.g. […]
Oops, Agnes Cecile Spilled the Water
Agnes Cecile has launched new artwork, some of it is done with just watercolor paint, and other examples combine additional materials like charcoal, acrylic paint and pen. Her portraits actually highlight painting techniques, for instance shown above is a watery-pigment spill that becomes part of the girl’s hair. Like its all connected—the art lives within […]
Vibrant Portrait Art
LA based painter Joseph Lee has taken a variety of celebrity and ordinary faces as the subject for a series of abstract explorations in paint and portraiture. Using a a broad range of colours and brushstrokes, he is able to create interesting takes on the classic portrait. Images © Joseph Lee Via Behance
Lost Angels
Being homeless is something very few of us can really grasp or comment about, but photographer Lee Jeffries connects with men on the streets, getting to know them before actually taking their portrait shot. There is a magnetic and spiritual aura in most of the pictures, and Jeffries is able to capture strength and emotion […]
Fantastical Silver Photography by Ravshaniya
Note: Contains nudity. Uzbekistan photographer Ravshaniya knows how to make a visual statement in her work. From silver painted models wearing unicorn horns to brides being literally swept off their feet, she creates a dramatic world in her art that is hard to surpass. Gaze in wonder at her meticulously crafted set design. Images © […]
The New Face of Portraits
Popping up around the globe are portraits without human features. Replacing the face, we see cosmic landscapes, geometric design, pop culture motifs, to name a few. This organic/inorganic hybrid art trend is an example of Object-Oriented Ontology. This emerging philosophy explains how a person can identify with something digital, inanimate, inhuman. Objects and abstractions become a visual […]
Large-scale Oil Paintings
Other than a few noticeable brushstroke marks, each of Eloy Morales’s paintings look exactly like photographs. This Spanish artist is clearly a perfectionist who wants to depict reality as it is. One of the challenges with hyperrealist portraiture is getting the skin tones right, because Caucasian skin is more than just a “peach” color, it […]