Kehinde Wiley portraits that render people of color in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings. Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977, Los Angeles) is an American artist best known for his portraits that render people of color in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings. Wiley’s work brings art history face-to-face with contemporary culture, using the…
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Kuwaiti photographer Hasan Alsaffar shooting mesmerizing portraits that connect us to the lives and rich stories of his subjects
Kuwaiti photographer Hasan Alsaffar shooting mesmerizing portraits that connect us to the lives and rich stories of his subjects. Kuwaiti photographer Hasan Alsaffar takes his works to a new level. I started to teach myself about photography back in 1987. About a year later, I became interested in scuba diving and became a certified dive instructor. …
Illustrations portraits of our society that provide a probing depiction of humanity today | MATIAS ALMARGEN
Illustrations portraits of our society that provide a probing depiction of humanity today | MATIAS ALMARGEN. Matias Almargen is an Argentine illustrator from Buenos Aires. He refers to his drawings as “children of boredom, nonconformity or anger”. His illustrations are bleak portraits of our society that provide a probing depiction of humanity today. Exploring themes…
Portraits of Indigenous People renderings with visions for the future by Artist Chris Pappan
Portraits of Indigenous People renderings with visions for the future by Artist Chris Pappan. Chris Pappan is an American Indian artist of Osage, Kaw, Cheyenne River Sioux, and mixed European heritage. He prefers the term Indian over Native American, but uses both. His art reflects the dominant culture’s distorted perceptions of Native peoples while proclaiming…
Attractive Hyperrealism portraits by Mike Dargas
Attractive Hyperrealism portraits by Mike Dargas MIKE DARGAS NEW SERIES OF OIL PAINTING PORTRAITS IS A MASTERY OF THE PHOTOREALISTIC TECHNIQUES . The German artist’s love for precision, in an almost obsessive manner, brings painting to life under the brush stroke and draws one into a dreamlike world where time has suspended. Mike was born…