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    Picasso-Inspired Portrait Sculptures Rendered by Digital Artist Omar Aqil

     All images © Omar Aqil Pakistan-based art director and illustrator Omar Aqil (previously) continues his Character Illustrations series with more collaged portraits made from stacks of 3D objects. Using digital software including Adobe Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Octane, and Adobe Illustrator, Aqil creates Picasso-esque faces and places them into random, casual scenes. The shadows, highlights, […] More

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    Bold Outlines Delineate Expressive Portraits by Agnes Grochulska

     Oil on canvas, 17 x 19 inches. All images © Agnes Grochulska, shared with permission Agnes Grochulska imbues her portraits with various emotions but leaves room for the viewer to determine which ones, preferring to create works “in which not everything is fully realized.” In The Outline Series, the Virginia-based artist uses impasto strokes […] More

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    Life’s Sublime Moments Unearthed in Cubist Paintings by Connor Addison

     “Innocence Lost” (2020), oil on linen,172 x 94 centimeters. All images © Connor Addison Barcelona-based painter and photographer Connor Addison situates his recent series of oil paintings within the context of philosopher Edmund Burke’s theory of the sublime. That notion is based on the idea that “whatever is in any sort terrible or operates […] More

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    Memory and Self-Love Highlight Profound Portraits of Black Figures by Harmonia Rosales

     “Summer,” (2018), oil on linen and gold leaf, 24 x 24 inches. All images © Harmonia Rosales, shared with permission Chicago-born artist Harmonia Rosales says her striking portraits speak to “the part of me that has been the least represented in our society.” Rosales tells Colossal that much of her work⁠—⁠she largely features a […] More