Tag: Portrait

Design

Abrams releases 'The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' after the film's success

"The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is yet another addition to the roster of art books published by Abrams Books. It will chronicle the visual art of the film and story's creation. We will see how they conceptualized and developed...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · 2 days ago

Photography

Individuals unconsciously sculpt their "ideal" image with their mind

These subtle side-by-side images show an individual's actual portrait compared to what might be their personal ideal image. Artist Scott Chasserot goes through a complex and technologically advanced process to achieve...

By Justin Crowe · Oct. 06, 2018

Creativity

Artist known as Golden Sister makes adorable floral portraits using real flowers

"The actual act of creating each piece, for me, is therapeutic, spending lots of time outside walking and foraging, truly in the moment, my eyes scanning every square inch of my surroundings," says artist Golden Sister in her artist’s statement....

By Venesa Musovic · Aug. 27, 2018

Photography

Revealing series features people with their hidden everyday items

'Persona' is the ongoing series of portrait photography by Atlanta-based artist Jason Travis. The photographer started this marvelous series of diptychs in 2007, when he decided to get to know his friends on a deeper level....

By Adomas Vasiliauskas · Aug. 12, 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 · Jun. 27, 2018

Art

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 · Feb. 22, 2018

Creativity

Check out these crazy (good) Santa fan art pieces that shine a new light on Saint Nicholas

Santa Claus is one of the most iconic symbols of the Christmas spirit. Dads and grandpas even dress up like him to spread the holiday cheer to kids and families. So it'll come as a (pleasant) surprise to see these rather unconventional...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Jan. 28, 2018

Books

"Reunions" - where we are going to be in 30 years?

Street photographer Chris Porsz was actively photographing ordinary people during the 70s and 80s in his hometown Peterborough in England. During the ten previous years, Porsz tried to find the characters from his pictures...

By Venesa Musovic · Jan. 22, 2018

Photography

Multimedia artist taps into the powerful effects of 'Transformational Makeovers'

Erica Prince is a multimedia artist based in Brooklyn. She is the genius behind Transformational Makeovers, the product of exploring her real-life experiences of making over her friends. It all began as an honest, simple...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Dec. 14, 2017

Photography

Long hair becomes a prop in curious photography series

Bara Prasilova has created a beautiful series of photographs called 'Evolve' which turns incredibly long hair into unique props. In the words of the phographer: "...long hair symbolizes the invisible strings we use to strap somebody...

By Cameron Chapman · Nov. 29, 2017

Illustration

Poignant paintings: 9 watercolor portraits of children

The watercolor and ink drawings by Netherlands artist Renate Groenewoud show a sweetness while also being subtly haunting. The exquisitely detailed and poignant paintings have a subdued color palette, often having an insight...

By Steph Guinan · Oct. 12, 2017

Art

Eerie taxidermy portraits question modern beauty standards

Mothmeister is an artist couple creating weird and wonderful art that digs into our modern self-obsessed tech culture through creepy sculpture. They make scarecrow-like fantasy figures using cloth, hats, props, latex, and...

By Justin Crowe · Oct. 04, 2017

Art

Queer people of color placed within Catholic iconography

In a photo series entitled 'Queer Icons,', photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman has reappropriated the Catholic iconography and religious halos that he remembers from his neighborhood church in Chicago. The artist explained...

By Steph Guinan · Sep. 05, 2017

Art

Surreal art shows what it looks like when nature consumes your face

Canadian artist Zachari Logan draws massive portraits of birds, flowers and other woodland creatures engulfing the male bust. His art explores ideas of cultural expectations of masculinity and self-awareness. The male figure...

By Justin Crowe · Aug. 30, 2017

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 · Aug. 20, 2017