Posts Tagged ‘portraits’

Celebrity Portraits from Recycled Materials

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It all starts with the usual photos. Then, Bernard Pras creates their portraits. Portraits of extraordinary people from unusual recycled materials. Toys, tools, pieces of rubber and a variety of other items that we use every day – these are the materials, which come to life through the portraits of this talented artist. These portraits […]

Breathtaking Portraits in Ink and Leaves

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Carne Griffiths’ artwork is born from a love of drawing and the journey of creating an image on the page. Working primarily with calligraphy ink, graphite and liquids, such as tea brandy, vodka and whisky he draws and then manipulates the drawn line. After graduating from Maidstone college of art Carne served an apprenticeship and […]

Head Portraits with Creative Settings

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The series De Cabeza by Spanish Photographer Jorge Miguel is amazing! It features portraits of head in colorful and creative settings. Very creative art works!

Giant Portraits Made From Thousands of Repurposed Wine Corks

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The portraits start out as large photographs that Gundersen takes of his subjects. The photographs are then used as a reference, as he renders the faces into a large scale pencil portrait. After shading and contouring, he is ready for the corks! Stacked around his studio, the corks are separated according to tone and color. […]

Unreal Paintings Done Using Oil Technique

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These are some of the remarkable oil paintings by Shawn Barber from his collection acclaimed as “Tattooed Portraits”. He received his B.F.A. from the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, FL. I really like his artwork.

Graffiti Animals in Street Life

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Roa lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. Roa’s fine draftsmanship sets him above other street artists and I particularly admire the vivid sense of life that he imparts to his creatures, which transfix you with their wide eyes. The anatomical detail of these animals is lovingly achieved, yet they are unsentimental portraits of feral beasts […]