Portraits
A portrait is an artwork or image, typically a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving, that focuses on a person's face or head and shoulders.
Portraiture is an ancient art form dating back over 5,000 years to ancient Egypt. Before photography, people relied on paintings, sculptures, or drawings to capture someone's appearance.
However, portraits have always been more than just records. They were used to display the sitter's qualities like power, beauty, or wealth, often in a flattering way. Artists who didn't flatter, like William Hogarth, often had their work rejected. An exception was Francisco Goya, known for his seemingly honest portraits of the Spanish royal family.
50 results found for "Portraits"
Katie Hector
Katie Hector (she/her) was born in 1992 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and now lives near Los Angeles, California.
Katie Hector
Katie Hector (she/her) was born in 1992 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and now lives near Los Angeles, California.
Brian Calvin
Brian Calvin was born in 1969 in Visalia, California. He now lives and works in Ojai, California.
Jenna Gribbon
Jenna Gribbon (she/her) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1978. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Deborah Brown
Deborah Brown (she/her) was born in Pasadena, California in 1955. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Bony Ramirez
Bony Ramirez (he/him) was born in 1996 in the Dominican Republic. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to New Jersey, United States, where he continues to live and work.
Baldur Helgason
Baldur Helgason (he/him) was born in Iceland, 1984. He currently lives and works in Chicago in the United States.
Jang Koal
Jang Koal (she/her) was born in 1989 in Ulsan, South Korea. She now lives and works in Seoul, South Korea.
Bäst
Michael “Bäst” Polimeni (he/him) was born in Coney Island, New York in 1970. He lived in Brooklyn until his death in 2021, and spent many years working at nearby JFK Airport.
Dada Khanyisa
Dada Khanyisa (they/them) was born in 1991 in Umzimkhulu, South Africa. They were raised in Johannesburg and currently work and live in Cape Town.
Dennis Osadebe
Dennis Osadebe (he/him) was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1991, where he continues to live and work.
JR
JR (he/him) was born in 1983 in Paris, France. Paris is still his base, but he travels around the world collaborating with different communities and institutions to create his art.
Rooo Lou
Rooo Lou was born in Osaka, Japan in 1988. He lives and works in Tokyo.
Marcela Flórido
Marcela Flórido (she/her) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1988. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Lin Yen-Liang
Lin Yen-Liang (he/him) is a Tawianiese artist born in 1987. Today, he lives and works in Taiwan.
Antony Micallef
Antony Micallef (he/him) was born in 1975 in Swindon, England, and now lives and works in London.
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (she/her) was born in 1993 in Gutu, Zimbabwe, and now lives and works in London, UK.
Tschabalala Self
Tschabalala Self (she/her) was born in 1990 and raised in Harlem, New York. She now lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut.
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato (he/him) was born in 1974 in Tokyo, Japan, and now lives and works in New York City, United States.
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel (he/him) was born 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. He now lives and works between his New York City home Palazzo Chupi and Montauk, Long Island.
Rafa Macarrón
Rafa Macarrón (he him) was born in 1981 in Madrid, Spain where he continues to live and work.
Ryol
Ryo Laksamana (he/him), aka Ryol, was born in 1993 in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, and is currently based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Amir H. Fallah
Amir H. Fallah (he/him) was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran, and now lives and works in Los Angeles.
Kwesi Botchway
Kwesi Botchway (he/him) was born in 1994 in Accra, Ghana. He lives and works in Accra and Brussels, Belgium.
Aubrey Levinthal
Aubrey Levinthal was born in 1986 in Philadelphia, USA, where she continues to live and work.
Shaina McCoy
Shaina McCoy (she/her) was born in 1993 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she continues to live and work.
Hideaki Kawashima
Hideaki Kawashima (he/him) was born in 1969 in Aichi, Japan, and now lives and works in Tokyo.
Patrick Quarm
Patrick Quarm (he/him) was born in 1988 in Sekondi, Ghana, and now lives and works in Takoradi, Ghana.
Shannon Bono
Shannon Bono was born in 1995 in the UK. She now lives and works in London as both a practicing artist and associate lecturer at UAL.
Kenturah Davis
Kenturah Davis was born in California in 1984. She now works between Los Angeles and Accra, Ghana.
Gisela McDaniel
Gisela McDaniel (she/her) was born in 1995 in Bellevue, Nebraska, and is currently based in Detroit, Michigan.
Mike Lee
American visual artist Mike Lee was born in 1983 in Placentia, California, and now lives and works in New York.
Adriana Oliver
Spanish artist Adriana Oliver, born 1990, currently lives and works a short distance from Barcelona.
Alexis Ralaivao
Alexis Ralaivao was born in Rennes, France, in 1991, where he continues to live and work.
Hassan Hajjaj
Hassan Hajjaj was born in 1961 in Larache, Morocco, and now lives and works in London, UK.
Scott Kahn
American artist Scott Kahn was born in 1946 in Springfield, Massachusetts and now resides in upstate New York.
Isshaq Ismail
Isshaq Ismail was born in 1989 in Accra, Ghana. He uses his art as a tool to make polemic statements, working in a style he describes as infantile semi-abstraction.
Fabula
An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
Ekene Emeka-Maduka
Ekene Emeka-Maduka, born 1996, was raised in Kano, Nigeria, before moving to Canada as a student. She now lives and works in Winnipeg.
Claire Tabouret
Claire Tabouret was born in 1981 in Pertuis, France, and is currently based in Los Angeles, USA.
Grace Lynne Haynes
Grace Lynne Haynes was born in California in 1986, and now lives and works in New Jersey, USA.
Susumu Kamijo
Susumu Kamijo was born in 1975 in Nagano, Japan, and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.
Artist bag (Brian) [template]
Take art to the streets with a limited edition tote by Brian Calvin. Five artist bags created in collaboration with re-wrap present the opportunity to collect work by Avant Artists in a functional, real-world ready format. For his bespoke design, Calvin landed on a lilac cotton base set below one of his signature, plaintive portraits. re-wrap is a social enterprise with 20 years of expertise creating hand-made, organic cotton tote bags and textile products in close partnership with women and farmers in South India.
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An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
HAYU
An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
Draw test with frame 1408
An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
HAYU Pre-auth draw [template]
An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
Draw product 2108
An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
Paco Pomet
Paco Pomet was born in 1970 in Granada, Spain, where he continues to live and work.
Draw test with frame 0208
An edition of hand-finished portraits unite two stylistic threads from the enthralling ouevre of Roby Dwi Antono.HAYU is a seamless 26-colour silkscreen made with meticulous separation techniques, based on an original watercolour painting by the artist. Over the top, Roby adds playful bursts of colour using oil sticks, giving each print its own unique embellishment. The spirited motifs often resemble creatures – as if they’ve escaped from the imagination of the central blue-eyed figure.Please note that works from the edition will be randomly assigned.
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