portraits (138 articles)
these robotically-painted portraits are among the first cultural artifacts of a dawning age
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husband and wife artistic duo rob and nick carter take on digital age technologies with one of their most technically pioneering projects to date.
husband and wife artistic duo rob and nick carter take on digital age technologies with one of their most technically pioneering projects to date.
wearable sculptures by PYUUPIRU express gender and the human form as 'a higher world'
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picturing a 'GODDESS' that is divine, evil, and sometimes humorous, the artist expresses conflicting concepts such as 'life and death', 'man and woman', 'self and others' and »
picturing a 'GODDESS' that is divine, evil, and sometimes humorous, the artist expresses conflicting concepts such as 'life and death', 'man and woman', 'self and others' and 'harm and damage'.
chokoon builds portraits of thai monarchs using only characters from their names
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U_nderscore series is a set of computationally generated portrait artwork which touches upon the concept of language and identity.
U_nderscore series is a set of computationally generated portrait artwork which touches upon the concept of language and identity.
skillful coder diana smith creates baroque paintings with freehand CSS and HTML
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smith creates every single element by hand using these two hypertext markup languages -- jargon for the code that makes up what you see displayed on web browsers.
smith creates every single element by hand using these two hypertext markup languages -- jargon for the code that makes up what you see displayed on web browsers.
photographer hal vacuum-seals families together with their homes
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an extreme, controlled, and ephemeral moment.
an extreme, controlled, and ephemeral moment.
andreas franke exhibits 24 portraits under the sea to raise awareness of plastic pollution
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the underwater 'plastic ocean' exhibition contained 24 of andreas franke's portraits of people drowning in a sea of plastic.
the underwater 'plastic ocean' exhibition contained 24 of andreas franke's portraits of people drowning in a sea of plastic.
these are all the wild things you could be doing while taking your official passport photo
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max siedentopf reimagines one of the most mundane and unexciting types of photography through a humorous lens.
max siedentopf reimagines one of the most mundane and unexciting types of photography through a humorous lens.
an algorithm and an artist carefully compose portraits from thousands of lines of thread
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paintings of old masters, and portraits of beautiful women come to life in a new light through technology.
paintings of old masters, and portraits of beautiful women come to life in a new light through technology.
shintaku kanako creates paint-saturated nude self-portraits
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shintaku kanako creates her images by covering herself in paint and waiting for each layer to dry before applying another.
shintaku kanako creates her images by covering herself in paint and waiting for each layer to dry before applying another.
'eyes as big as plates’ photoseries turns elderly into mythical creatures absorbed by nature
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each character inhabits the landscape in wearable sculptures made from natural materials.
each character inhabits the landscape in wearable sculptures made from natural materials.
tetsuya ishida's afflictive paintings capture japan's 'lost decade' of the 1990s
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a retrospective of the artists work presents a formidable oeuvre that puts a face to the desolation of a society.
a retrospective of the artists work presents a formidable oeuvre that puts a face to the desolation of a society.
digitally stitched 'genetic portraits' show striking family resemblances side-by-side
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ulric collette's photoseries explores the genetic similarities between family members.
ulric collette's photoseries explores the genetic similarities between family members.
phoebe walters makes a colorful mark on the face of beauty
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in a project aptly titled ‘match your makeup to your textilezzz’, walters creates a four-way symbiosis between makeup, art, fashion, and of course, color.
in a project aptly titled ‘match your makeup to your textilezzz’, walters creates a four-way symbiosis between makeup, art, fashion, and of course, color.
motion designer vincent viriot composes graphic animations of bowie, vader, and daft punk
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the three-dimensionality of each portrait is exaggerated as they are rotated and cut open -- in one case an architecturally cut section reveals an interior poché embedded with a »
the three-dimensionality of each portrait is exaggerated as they are rotated and cut open -- in one case an architecturally cut section reveals an interior poché embedded with a cluster of smaller geometries.
the 'belted survivor' series transforms real seatbelt wounds into badges of honour
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the project by NZ transport agency and clemenger BBDO features real-life crash survivors to encourage kiwi men to wear seatbelts.
the project by NZ transport agency and clemenger BBDO features real-life crash survivors to encourage kiwi men to wear seatbelts.
when teens are given free reign to retouch their portraits, 'selfie harm' happens
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people are growing more tired and artists less quiet of the damaging effects caused by social media pressure.
people are growing more tired and artists less quiet of the damaging effects caused by social media pressure.
sergio albiac generates iterative dutch oil paintings through coded algorithm
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while albiac's work is born of contemporary digital processes of machine-learning, his next endeavor is a turn toward an historical golden age of oil painting.
while albiac's work is born of contemporary digital processes of machine-learning, his next endeavor is a turn toward an historical golden age of oil painting.
the underwater painter capturing life from the seabed
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olga belka stays there for up to six hours at a time carefully studying and capturing the surrounding scenes.
olga belka stays there for up to six hours at a time carefully studying and capturing the surrounding scenes.
illustrator reimagines frida kahlo, van gogh, and andy warhol, as modern day hipsters
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what would history's most iconic artists look like if they were tattooed and gluten-free vegans who favoured a coconut milk latte over an americano?
what would history's most iconic artists look like if they were tattooed and gluten-free vegans who favoured a coconut milk latte over an americano?
dino valls paints nude bodies somewhere in between pain and beauty
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suffering different conditions, valls subjects are captured in a series of hyperreal puzzle-like portraits, put together incorrectly.
suffering different conditions, valls subjects are captured in a series of hyperreal puzzle-like portraits, put together incorrectly.
italian scientists use bacteria to 'paint' the mona lisa
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researchers genetically modified millions of bacteria to smoothly swim with a light controllable speed, and then arranged them into complex and reconfigurable density patterns.
researchers genetically modified millions of bacteria to smoothly swim with a light controllable speed, and then arranged them into complex and reconfigurable density patterns.
pedrita studio uses discontinued industrial tiles to recreate 'lost and found' photographs
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a small, black-and-white photograph found, by chance, in the street, with the inscription “my grandfather” scribbled on the back formed the starting point for the series.
a small, black-and-white photograph found, by chance, in the street, with the inscription “my grandfather” scribbled on the back formed the starting point for the series.
these paintings questioning america's legacy are surprisingly not photoshopped
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shawn huckins' 'erasures' feature meticulous reproductions of revolutionary portraiture, entirely physical and NOT digital and/or photoshopped.
shawn huckins' 'erasures' feature meticulous reproductions of revolutionary portraiture, entirely physical and NOT digital and/or photoshopped.
these contemporary picasso imitations lick, laugh, and cry with texture
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curved, matte tubes invite you inside their backwards-mouths.
curved, matte tubes invite you inside their backwards-mouths.
these federico babina-designed posters tell volumes – or DVDs – about our favorite directors
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the project is a rainbow of homages -- can you recognize all the film references?
the project is a rainbow of homages -- can you recognize all the film references?
the obamas' official portraits are here
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artists kehinde wiley and amy sherald were selected to paint president obama and mrs. obama, respectively.
artists kehinde wiley and amy sherald were selected to paint president obama and mrs. obama, respectively.
omar aqil renders picasso's abstract portraiture as creative 3-dimensional illustrations
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using 4D-ray, photoshop, and illustrator software, picasso's abstract characters are transformed into 3D animations.
using 4D-ray, photoshop, and illustrator software, picasso's abstract characters are transformed into 3D animations.
toma vagner illustrates the beauty of the artist's hand
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psychological portraits use wonderfully chaotic compositions inspired by japanese bubblegum wrappers and technical manuals
psychological portraits use wonderfully chaotic compositions inspired by japanese bubblegum wrappers and technical manuals
