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Eloy Morales Debuts New, Large-Scale Portraits in “About Head”

Often using himself as a subject, Madrid-based painter Eloy Morales paints large-scale, expressive portraits that hone in on the uniqueness of the human face. Morales often depicts his subjects covered in paint and other props as a way to add interesting textures as well as emotional content. The artist has a solo show coming up this week at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York titled "About Head." Opening May 16, the exhibition will present new, mural-scale portraits that put the human head front-and-center, inviting the viewers to get lost in Morales' meticulously-painted details.

Often using himself as a subject, Madrid-based painter Eloy Morales paints large-scale, expressive portraits that hone in on the uniqueness of the human face. Morales often depicts his subjects covered in paint and other props as a way to add interesting textures as well as emotional content. The artist has a solo show coming up this week at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York titled “About Head.” Opening May 16, the exhibition will present new, mural-scale portraits that put the human head front-and-center, inviting the viewers to get lost in Morales’ meticulously-painted details.

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Eloy Morales, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Portraiture

Antler Gallery, oil painting, Portraiture, surrealism, Syd Bee

June 24, 2015

Syd Bee is a Seattle-based painter that creates figurative paintings that often appear to exist in a dreamlike state. Working in oils, the artist employs a technique of creating a pastel-hued glow around her subjects. Bee enjoys the way the soft outer edges of the paintings feel optically; which enhances the mysterious effect produced by her oil paintings. Check out our interview with the artist after the jump, as she discusses her new work.

Afarin Sajedi’s Portraits of Women Redefine Strength

Afarin Sajedi, Gustav Klimnt, Heinrich Boll, Iraniani Art, Portraiture

January 7, 2015

These colorful, sometimes discomforting portraits by Tehran-based artist Afarin Sajedi present a unique image of strength. They are the many faces and mixed emotions of modern Iranian women, particularly the pain and joy felt upon leaving the safe walls of home. She is heavily inspired by Heinrich Boll’s Clown, seen in her use of makeup, while Gustav Klimt’s color palette strongly influences her use of agressive colors like red. This is also evident in her subject's costumes worn similarly to traditional hijab headwear. Some replace their hijab with helmets and plastic bags, while others express themselves by piercing their skin with utensils. No matter how they are outfitted, Sajedi's women hold onto their bold spirit underneath.

Sharon Sprung’s Portraits of Contemplative Women

painting, Portraiture, Realism, Sharon Sprung

August 12, 2014

Setting soft and supple nudes against graphic patterns and textures, Brooklyn-based painter Sharon Sprung utilizes the tension between abstraction and realism to appease her own inner dichotomies and create art that expresses emotional complexities. But unlike many artists who muddle the polarities of figuration and abstraction into ambiguity, Sprung leaves them distinct, engendering a contrast that intensifies the impact of each.

Eloy Morales’s Paintings Show the Uniqueness of Human Faces

Eloy Morales, painting

February 17, 2015

A skilled hyperrealist painter, Eloy Morales creates large-scale portraits that play with the expressiveness of the human face. Often using himself as a subject, his mural-scale paintings immerse his viewers in the hairs and wrinkles of his subjects. With each face towering over the viewer, the details becomes much more apparent than what we see in our day-to-day interactions with others. Morales often uses the face as a sort of canvas, as well. For many of his self-portraits, he lathers himself in paint to create an interplay of textures. In other pieces, he covers his sitters' visages with props like googly eyes and butterflies. If you find Morales's skills impressive, he frequently teaches painting workshops in Madrid, where he is based.

Eloy Morales Debuts New, Large-Scale Portraits in “About Head”

Interview: Syd Bee Discusses Her Latest Dreamlike Figurative Paintings for “In My Bones”

Afarin Sajedi’s Portraits of Women Redefine Strength

Sharon Sprung’s Portraits of Contemplative Women

Eloy Morales’s Paintings Show the Uniqueness of Human Faces

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