portraiture art
It’s not that unusual that an actor, singer/songwriter or musician is also adept with a paintbrush. After all, they are known for exercising their right brain and are considered ‘creative’ types. But apparently the same holds true for some serial killers, dictators and other notorious figures. (more…)
Artist Judy Ragagli paints original paintings of nostalgic Barbie dolls, from the years of 1959 to 1970. Whether it's Barbie in Bora Bora or Hollywood,…
Born in California and now residing in Northern Michigan, 33 year old husband, father and artist Eric Daigh creates portraits by putting ordinary pushpins in posterboard. Daigh uses blue, red, white, yellow and black push pins (he sprays green pushpins black since there are no black pushpins) to create his masterpieces. Each portrait requires about 11,000 pushpins which Daigh applies by one at a time. (more…)
above photo by Eman Mohammed
Photo District News has just published their picks for 2010 Choice of New and Emerging Photographers to Watch and there’s certainly a lot of wonderful talent out there. Take a look. (more…)
Okay, so having a giant portrait created of yourself is a bit narcissistic. It is, however, a tradition that goes back centuries. Now there's another…
Artist Kimiko Yoshida was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1963 and left her home country, as a result of feeling the oppression against women. She…
Looking for an incredibly personal and decadent gift to give someone special? How about a custom portrait made of diamonds and sapphires and set in…
I know that thousands of people are mourning the loss of MJ, Michael Jackson, aka Jacko/ The King of Pop/ The Gloved One. Many are…
It's not uncommon to see trends in the creative executions of advertising, but here's one that reached critical mass. The compositing of items to create…
