Tag: Portrait

Art

This process creates photos from any material...including human ashes

Bill Fink is an artist who has spent the past 30 years developing a photographic technique he called "Time and Matter Photography." Rather than the standard silver halide development process or more modern inkjet printing,...

By Cameron Chapman · Oct. 01, 2019

Painting

Merging art history with the more contemporary phenomenon we all know as 'selfies'

Aleksandar Bašić's latest mixed media (ink, acrylic and watercolour) works on paper are a series of portraits, merging art history with the more contemporary phenomenon of 'selfies'. Throughout history artists have been...

By admin · Jul. 16, 2019

Inspiration

Fire department chief moonlights as exceptional portrait artist, paints famous icons as a hobby

So much can be said about Scott Ferguson, the chief of Murrieta's Fire Department. For over 34 years, he has served in fire protection for seven different departments. Although he isn't retiring anytime soon, we might have a good...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Jun. 24, 2019

Creativity

Global street art project asks: Where will you paste your face?

Inside Out is a global art project founded and conceptualized by mysterious French artist JR. The idea is to give everyone the opportunity to share their vision of what they stand for by way of public portraiture from anywhere on...

By Nhan Tran · Jun. 23, 2019

Digital

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 · May. 17, 2019

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 · May. 03, 2019

Painting

LA County Museum of Art to host exhibit works from Picasso and apprentice Diego Rivera

Pablo Picasso had a friendly relationship with fellow painter Diego Rivera. The latter was a younger artist from Mexico at the time, and he had spent a lot of time discovering Europe. He even lived in Paris for many years. Picasso...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · May. 01, 2019

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 · Mar. 03, 2019

Art

Various groups pushing effort to redress long-standing gender inequality in art through powerful initiative

The Uffizi Galleries in Florence will open an exhibition on March 8 until April 30 to coincide with International Women's Day. Aptly so, it will feature more relevant works from female artists in an effort to address the gender imbalance...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Mar. 01, 2019

Painting

8 patterned portraits that face away from the viewer

Barcelona-based artist Alejandra Atarés has created an odd and intriguing set of paintings that pair the back of a female’s head with an intricately patterned background. The figure is centered on the canvas and looking away...

By Steph · Feb. 03, 2019

Art

Existing patterns on maps form intricate portraits

Welch artist, Ed Fairburn, works in layers. His imagery does not begin on a blank white page, but instead starts with a map. By finding faces in the existing patterns of roads and rivers, Fairburn’s series combines portraiture...

By Steph · Jan. 11, 2019

Creativity

Portraits of famous authors created on a typewriter one line at a time!

Rio de Janeiro-based artist Álvaro Franca has a unique talent. The young creative uses a typewriter to compose stunning portraits of famous writers. By looking at a photo broken up by shaded layers, Franca translates...

By Justin Crowe · Jan. 11, 2019

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 · Nov. 27, 2018

Funny

Woman recreates the portraits of her ancestors dating back 200 years

Christine McConnell has gone back 200 years in her family photos and recreated the portraits of women in her family. To do this she dresses as them, styles her hair like them, and mimics the popular photography trends of the time...

By Justin Crowe · Nov. 26, 2018

Illustration

English artist draws secret hidden portraits on road maps and charts

Putting your face on the map holds an entirely different meaning to artist and illustrator Ed Fairburn. The English creative unleashes his talents on vintage road maps and star charts, using them as canvases for expressive...

By Umar Ansari · Nov. 08, 2018