Tag: Portrait

Art

Young artist creates hyperrealistic paintings with captivating eyes

Kyle Barnes is an amazing young artist shocking the world with his hyperrealistic portraits.  His triptych below depicts 3 people, all with their mouths covered and a colored substance on their hands. The realism is striking...

By Justin Crowe · Jun. 27, 2018

Art

David Beckham's tattoos speak up against child abuse and violence in PSA Video

David Beckham has had a long-standing partnership with Unicef. Over the years, he has worked with them on various humanitarian campaigns. Recently, the soccer great signed on to promote the #ENDviolence campaign. It features...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Jun. 17, 2018

Photography

Woman takes self-portraits to recreate subway vandalism

Using lipstick, eyeliner, and other makeup products, a series of self-portraits have been shot to recreate photos that have been vandalized on the subway. In 'Subway Makeup,' Lydia Cambron has created a series where she recreates...

By Sophie Kruse · Jun. 16, 2018

Creativity

19 portraits of famous dyslexics made to highlight the condition. I had no idea!

Vince Low is on a mission to educate the world about the misunderstood condition of dyslexia. In his energetic series of portraits Low, who has the condition himself, depicts famous people with dyslexia. Many of them were surprising...

By Justin Crowe · May. 24, 2018

Illustration

Repeating patterns in flowing hair extends reality in this interesting female portraiture

Madrid illustrator, Gabriel Moreno has a way with lines. His line-work nearly dominates his drawings, creating luscious pathways and texture. Often incorporated into his images as long locks of hair, the repeating lines create...

By Steph Guinan · May. 20, 2018

Street art

Old technology is used to create innovative portraits in public places

Artist Hsin-Chien Huang has created a moving installation entitled 'The Moment We Meet.' Huang uses split-flap displays to showcase a collection of faces that incorporate the different emotions and feelings expressed when...

By J Hudson · May. 05, 2018

Funny

Hilarious Tumblr account incorporates celebrities into Russian portraits

Is your life missing a little grandeur? Look no further than Tumblr account Replaceface. This clever project uses paintings from the Napoleonic Era as a base, then Photoshops current celebrities’ faces into them. The original...

By Katie Bowles · May. 03, 2018

Art

Distorted portraits remind you to distrust familiarity

Kim Byungkwan's portraits remind us not to become hypnotized by routine and familiarity. Her intriguing works take the predictable theme of portraiture, and sometimes iconic figures, and distort the faces of the subjects....

By Justin Crowe · Apr. 21, 2018

Design

Studio creates print campaign featuring strong visualization of political personalities and current issues

Check out these unique and controversial prints from a new 3D print/CGI campaign project. Featuring President Obama and President-Elect Trump, these bring forth issues that are currently storming the news - but in a rare, design-centric...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Apr. 01, 2018

Photography

8 portraits capture the etherial beauty of albinos

Photographer Sanne De Wilde, has created a body of work titled 'Snow White.' The portrait series is alluring and ethereal, showing washed out figures and a muted color palette. But the stylized visuals are not captured through...

By Steph Guinan · Mar. 31, 2018

Art

Dark shadows create mystery around dramatic portraits

England based artist Dylan Andrews uses dramatic lighting to create mysterious narrative in his drawings. Created from charcoal, his artwork is focused on portraiture, revealing intriguing details about the anonymous figures....

By Justin Crowe · Mar. 09, 2018

Art

Performance artist sews portraits of his family into his palm

The French artist David Catá makes work about the people who have had an impact on his life. These friends, family, teachers and mentors are forever woven into his life but change and fade with time. In a performance that is symbolic...

By Justin Crowe · Mar. 02, 2018

Creativity

Precision printing with coffee droplets

Coffee has long been used by artists as a stain or a pigment. Sometimes it is purposeful so as to add a sepia brown to the work. And sometimes it is accidental as illustrated in this photo of coffee mugs that are marked “paint water”...

By Steph Guinan · Feb. 23, 2018

Digital

Hilarious portrait series imagines Star Wars characters on vacation

2015 should just be renamed, “The Year of Star Wars”, because it seems like every other week we’re getting some kind of epic Star Wars-related announcement. Artist Kyle Hagey is out with a brilliant portrait series featuring...

By Umar Ansari · Jan. 10, 2018

Photography

11 stunning photos of underground subway spaces in NYC

Below ground level, there is a world that seemingly has little relation to life above ground. The NYC subway system, in addition to its transportation functionality, is a rich and varied visual delight. The interior spaces, ripe...

By Steph Guinan · Jan. 09, 2018