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Hashim Akib shows how to paint an expressive portrait in acrylic while still establishing a structure of the face
You know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” The same rule can be changed into “Don’t judge a person by its ink.” Getting some body art inked is probably one of the best ways for self-expression—be it a drawing in remembrance of your past beliefs, shenanigans or a minimal tattoo filled with deep meanings. No tattoo design is meaningless or ugly because there’s always something bigger behind it. At least to the person who chose the unique tattoo, that is.
Unique gouache portrait of Theodor Herzl by Hollitrer, 1901. Painted during the Jugendstil period with stylized features.
Adam Lupton est un artiste peintre canadien, qui explore la psychologie personnelle et sociale au sein de la société moderne. Son travail se situe entre réal
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (1863-1958) was a Danish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, architect and photographer. He became associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism. J. F. Willumsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Hans Willumsen and Ane Kirstine. He was initially trained in art at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1881-1885 and in architecture at the Copenhagen Technical College from 1879-1882. He completed his education in 1885 with the artists P.S. Krøyer (1851-1909) and Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927).
Dressed from head to toe in a vibrant red uniform with gleaming gold buttons, hands defiantly on hips, legs spread wide, the bellboy perfectly captures the tension, seen throughout the exhibition “Soutine’s Portraits: Cooks, Waiters & Bellboys,” between personal dignity and professional subservience. A Russian émigré and the son of a poor Jewish tailor, Soutine rarely gave his portraits titles (hence the generic ones provided here), let alone bothered to note the names of his sitters. And yet he is known for posing his anonymous subjects like the royalty of yore: the bellboy’s regal red livery is reminiscent of ceremonial dress; and a pastry cook, his fluffed-up white cap perched on his head like a bejeweled crown, sits resplendent in a kitchen chair like a monarch on his throne.
The complexity of the human eye has been such an interesting subject for visual arts of every time and school. Here is a brief gallery of modern artists...
New York based artist Hope Gangloff paints expressive and visually striking portraits with emotional depth. First covered here, her portraits primarily depict family, friends and other artists in intimate, vaguely erotic and melancholy scenes. Gangloff has described her paintings as caricatures- rather than capturing her subjects' likeness, she focuses on their details separately and intensely, and exaggerates their features like hands and feet.
A retrospective of the late Austrian Expressionist painter Egon Schiele highlights the shift that occurred in his art after his incarceration.
Katie McCabe's book "More Than a Muse" tells the stories of women like Lee Krasner, who often worked in the shadows of their famous spouses.
11 Expressionist Figurative Paintings represent psychological pain by David Deweerdt. Contemporary Art
How to paint a bold portrait from life in acrylics with Terence Clarke, inspired by the expressionists.
The power and complexity of Abstract Expressionist art lies in the diverse sensibilities of its artists. Here six Royal Academicians respond to some of the movement’s greatest painters.
Christopher P Jones is the author of How to Read Paintings, an introduction to some of the most fascinating artworks in art history. For me, there are few works of art that so bravely depict life in…
