portraiture art
Flying around the blogosphere, faster than news of The God Particle, is this eye-catching and colorful project. In an attempt to create a catalog of human skin tones, Brazilian artist and photographer Angelica Dass started an ongoing project called Humanae in which she matches a subject’s flesh color to that of the Pantone Matching System. (more…)
A few weeks ago I shared with you the work of Suzanne Jongmans, who re-interpreted paintings by famous Dutch Masters using packing foam and materials…
A couple of months ago photographer Philip Karlberg came up with the idea of pin or stick art, a concept he'd had in mind for…
In honor of Mother’s Day, I wanted to share one of my favorite original posts. Famous Artists Paint Their Mothers are thirty-three portraits of the female forebears of various respected and well-known painters. The portraits range from the 15th century to the present* – excluding paintings of The Madonna, arguably the most famous of all mothers. (more…)
As part of textile brand Kvadrat's Hallingdal 65, a project in which 32 talented designers were asked to to create entirely new works using the…
above photo by Lauren Hermele, one of PDN’s 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch
Each year, the respected photography publication, Photo District News, chooses 30 up and coming photographers to showcase. (more…)
Another artist who has found a way to use ammunition in his work, David S. Palmer, joins the ranks of these talented folks about whom…
Get a load of the Jason Mecier pill portraits of celebrities Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Witney Houston, Courtney Love and Kelly Osbourne made…
In a similar manner as Michelangelo's removing the excess from the block of marble allowing the figure to emerge, artist Vhils What Remains are…
One of the most beautiful and enduring ad campaigns of all time doesn't get a lot of press because of its controversial product - real…
