3D Portraits Made From Chintzy Tchotchkes
Assemblage artist Bernard Pras creates incredible 3D installation portraits from plastic tchotchkes.
Portraits
Santiago Arau ~ Search And Rescue Dogs
Mexicans have been expressing their admiration and affection for the navy’s search and rescue dogs on social media after Santiago Arau posted glossy portraits of the animals on his Twitter feed. Arau took photos of the dogs wearing the goggles which are used to protect their eyes from dust and […]
14 Self-Portraits by Pablo Picasso Show the Evolution of His Style
It’s possible to look at Pablo Picasso’s many formal experiments and periodic shifts of style as a kind of self-portraiture, an exercise in shifting consciousness and trying on of new aesthetic identities. The Spanish modernist made a career of sweeping dramatic gestures, announcements to the world that he was […]
A portrait of the Artist… by Irish Photographer Muiris Moynihan
A nice collection of work by Irish photographer Muiris F. Moynihan. Judging by some of portraits it must span nearly 40 years . From his website [Sadly, Muiris has retired the website]: While I’ve never lost my interest in the Arts – I’ve been lucky enough to shoot portraits of […]
The illustrations of mixmasterangel
mixmasterangel has some very different styles, here are some of my favorites. Click on images for larger versions. Links to mixmasterangel | deviantART | blog
The male film star portraiture of Lorenzo Agius
Lorenzo Agius started his career 20 years ago by producing the memorable and iconic images. Ranging from Ewan McGregor and the cast of Trainspotting to the recent Vanity Fair cover of Liam Gallagher and Patsy Kensit laying under a Union Jack bedspread. Link to Lorenzo Agius’ website and portfolio.
and now for something completely different…
Previously Monty Python: Happy 40th Monty Python Monty Python fans — Monty Python Day (or The Knights of Nee Festival)
Jazz Artist Portraits by William P. Gottlieb, circa 1938 to 1948.
All photography by William P. Gottlieb. The 1600 image library is accessible at the LOC website and their Flickr account. Amazing stuff.
New Portraits by Shepard Fairey
Photo references by Bobby Groosman – Debbie Harry Kate Simon – Joe Strummer Patrick McMullan – Keith Haring Tamara Davis (video still) – Basquiat Michael Tighe – Ali Ed Perlstein – Iggy Pop
Emma Kelly likes to draw things
EMMA KELLY Originally part of a collective contribution from illustration agency Handsome Frank. Emma Kelly started by drawing things onto a wall behind her parent’s sofa, aged two years old. Her drawings are unusual and attractive, displaying her intuitive skill of drawing and use of colour. She knows what […]