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"Kaori" (2022) by Kristen Santucci, Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Kristen Santucci's "Kaori" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a dark haired, asian female in a patterned blue kimono.
Kristen grew up in Greenbelt, Maryland. She was always creative as a child and had an interest in art, but it wasn’t until she moved to Florida in 1988 and worked as a picture framer that she started painting.
Florida’s sunsets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
Pat Buckley leaving town. From The Art, culture & society Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Portrait
Size: 23.5" x 18.5" x 0.8'' ...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Logan Jolie
Located in Denver, CO
Logan Jolie
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
"All We Have" Brigitte Bardot Pop Art Street Poster Décollage Portrait Painting
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous French actress and model Brigitte Bardot in a trio composition. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops w...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do"
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I capture the spirit of independence and defiance. The
central figure stands poised yet resolute, a silent assertion of self in
a structured environment. The cats, wi...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Solo Journey" girl with white dress and sunhat with ribbon wades into the ocean
By Fred Calleri
Located in Edgartown, MA
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black Panther l
By Y.m.Lo
Located in East Hampton, NY
Black Panther
Oil Painting
There are more super hero painting
Comes ROLLED in a tube
Needs framing
NY Artist Y.M. Lo oil painting.
contemporary art in ...
Category
Outsider Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
"Nonnie's' Party by the Lake" family, picnic, ocean, food, birthday, kids
Located in Edgartown, MA
Since summer 2004, I have lived in southern Italy, in the region of Puglia, the province of Bari, in a town called Altamura. A two-week restoration project of the Jesce Masseria brou...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Modern Art, Colour, Acrylic
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Tos...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Walk through El Ritiro , Madrid, oil painting, Impressionism, Cuban Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Walk through Retiro is an Impressionism painting bu the young Cuban artist Cristian Velazquez who lives in Spain.
El Retiro Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city. In it ...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Masri' by Masri - Large Colorful Contemporary Abstract Self Portrait Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Masri" 2023
Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
Masri’s "Masri" is a striking ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
150 Years From Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let love lead. Let's be genuinely happy for each other. No malice, no backbiting. No jealousy. No comparison. Life is not a competition. At the end of the day, we will all transit to...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Fulfilled II - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Women, Colourful, City
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Miss Vampire" (2024) By Audrey Benjaminsen, Original Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Miss Vampire" (2024) by Audrey Benjaminsen is an original handmade gouache painting that depicts a close up portrait of a bat wearing Victorian era clothing.
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache
“Abstract Elvis" RKO31, Abstract, Portrait Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 19.68 x 19.68 inches
Frame measures 27.55 x 27.55 inches
Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding.
Color: Gold patinated
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, ...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"The Norwegian Madonna" Original realistic portrair. Large vertical oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created specifically for the New masculinity collection on Singulart.
The topic is very relevant and concerns many people .Gender roles have ceased to be as specifi...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Terry Shelbourne (1930-2020) - Contemporary Oil, Portrait in Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. On board.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 29 - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Faces Abstract Collection by Irena Orlov
Introducing "Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 29" - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print
"Abstract Cubist ...
Category
Cubist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
"Washington" George Washington American Impressionistic Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic and abstract portrait of George Washington. The thick brush strokes and fun marks create an atmosphere reminiscent of the impressionists from...
Category
American Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Minimalist black and white painting of a Greyhound dog by British Ian Mason
By Ian Mason
Located in Charleston, US
Greyhound, This stunning large minimalist black and white painting of a Greyhound dog, is a contemporary portrait in acrylic on canvas. Ian Mason's portrai...
Category
Minimalist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winnie the Pooh - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realistic Girl Portrait
By Kamil Lisek
Located in Salzburg, AT
KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obta...
Category
Realist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Vibrant Pop Surreal Female Botanical Portrait. Acrylic on Canvas
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This original framed figurative painting by Natasha Lelenco blends surreal portraiture with botanical elements, capturing the essence of nature, transf...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
HAPPY TOGETHER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic, ink on watercolor paper.
Unframed.
Ships securely and well protected from Spain.
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Sweetness
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bad Hombre XXXII" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Andrew Bailey's "Bad Hombre XXXII" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an impressionistic, monochrome portrait of an old western cowboy or Vaquero (Mexican Cowboy...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 12 x 10 inches
Framed: 17.5 x 15.5 inches
*Painting...
Category
Neo-Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
By the Lake
By Otto Aguiar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elegant outdoor dining, in the forefront, composed of three women and a man, seated by a French Versailles-style lake: urns, manicured trees, and water lilies, giving an air of tranquility and repose.
By the Lake...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$16,000
Dénudée (Unclad) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Realism, Nude, Drawing
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Dénudée, the French word for unclad is evidently a contemplative piece-- one of passion, intimacy, and elegance, describes the feminine appearance and nature in one single case, the ...
Category
Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Ties and White Shirt, Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A painting of a young man's head by Mark Beard/Bruce Sargeant.
Signed in red, u.l.
Oil on canvas
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He embodies a world...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Conversations- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting of a man
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Conversations
20 x 20 cm framed (included in price) 23 x 23 cm
Oilpaint on wood panel
Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Aridunu (One Who Makes One Happy When Sighted) -21st Century, Contemporary Love
By Alogi John
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This is an embodiment of joy, a living canvas of warmth that brightens our days and transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Àrídunnú “one who makes one happy when sighted”
S...
Category
Cubist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Children with birds. Contemporary figurative Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurativ oil on canvas painting by Polish artist living in the USA Monika Rossa. Painting depicts three children holding birds. Birds are also flying near them. Artwork...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Swimming 3'' Contemporary Oil Painting in Blue of a Girl Swimming, Pool
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hold Onto Your Culture and History - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece of work is encouraging individuals to cherish, preserve and celebrate their cultural heritage.
In today's globalized world, cultural identity can become diluted or lost....
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
"Ecstasy of Saint Teresa" is an evocative piece that captures the transcendental moment of spiritual rapture. The central figure, poised in a state of divine surren...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Helpful Canadian Mountie
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
n.d.
Double-sided oil painting on panel
Signed in red
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Thru an Open Window... I Saw You" (2012) By John Tarantola, Nude Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Thru an Open Window... I Saw You" (2012) is a beautiful surrealist painting done with oil on panel, which depicts two nude male figures, one ...
Category
Surrealist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage Vibe -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery)
The painting depicts an old-fashioned barber shop, The background showcases the classic decor of the barber shop, including Vintage posters flaunting the hairstyles of yesteryear, showcasing the timeless Afro, the tailored flat-tops, and the meticulous parts — each style a statement of identity and pride.
Off in the corner stands a vintage radio, the spiritual storyteller of the room, murmuring Jazz and Afrobeat rhythms — a harmonious time capsule that echoes the beat of African culture as much as the progression of its fashion.
"Vintage Vibe" is a celebration of a proud heritage, marking the intersection of traditional grooming rituals and the timeless aesthetic of the African fashion legacy. It salutes the continuity of style, the evolution of self-care from the foundations laid out by ancestors to the modern interpretations we see today. In this room, history intertwines with the present, evoking a sense of nostalgia and the inclination to preserve the unique cultural threads woven through time.
About Artist
Oluwaseun Ojebiyi...
Category
Expressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
February 15, 1998 (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In this black and white portrait, artist Mark Cudd captures the quiet intensity of a suited man, his gaze fixed directly on the viewer. Referenced from a vintag...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Angela - Large Original Colorful Floral Portrait Painting on Blue Background
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Summer Gold and Corn - Contemporary Art, Figurative, Yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Summer Gold and Corn, 2021
acrylic on cardboard
119 H x 79 W cm
46 27/32 H x 31 7/64 W cm
The series of painted cardboards by Alexandru Rădvan is about our moments of 'respiro' abo...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
$1,137 Sale Price
20% Off
Thoughtful
Located in Atlanta, GA
Small limited edition run of 49 and 6 E.A."s (Edition of the artist). Each canvas reproduction is crafted by a skilled printer under the supervision of the artist. Román Francés has...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Giclée
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Reverie-original hyperrealistic figurative waterscape painting-contemporary art
By Abi Whitlock
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Reverie" by Abi Whitlock invites viewers to embark on a journ...
Category
Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Iwalewa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Dress, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
"Pastel Blue", Wood, Original Figurative Portrait Painting, Affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Jorunn Mulen was inspired by love. A chance encounter in an Italian cafe or an antique photograph at a London flea market can each become a part of my visual capture. Her poetic port...
Category
Minimalist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Abike (Born To Be Cherished) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Feelers" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Feelers" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a man's torso by Chelsea Gibson
Medium: Oil on linen
Size 25 x 20 inches. Offered unframed.
"Feelers" is part of Chelsea Gib...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
A Triumphant Spirit - Original Figurative Woman Charcoal Monochromatic Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
A Lady from Seville, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare
Una Donna Sevillana (A Lady from Seville)
Contemporary Florence Portrait painting
95 x 80 cm oil on linen (frame included in price) size with frame: 104 x 90 cm
Tanvi...
Category
Romantic 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Conosci te stesso? - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Marco Fariello in 2022.
Certificate of authentivity by the Artist.
Excellent condition.
Do you know yourself? This painting takes place around this the...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soul of Lady Jane - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Women, Cat
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Everything that exists is a result of what we believe to be real. This reality serves as evidence of immortality. The soul and spirit are immortal, temporarily separating from the bo...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"E.S.H. IV" (black & white, figurative, horse sculpture, historical, abstract)
Located in Paris, IDF
E.S.H. IV
PARIS, France
2023
Inspired by sculptures and statues of Europe, a horse and rider are depicted as a black silhouetted abstraction. White and grey acrylic paint over text...
Category
Abstract 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Acrylic
Mary Louise Coulouris (1939-2011) - Signed and dated 20th Century Oil, The Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
An interesting oil scene of two nude figures in a broken vase surrounded by flowers. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right. On canvas on stret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pathfinder 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Women Face
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Pathfinder is Inspired by portraying the struggles, aspirations, and joys of women in my society, and to encourage viewers to connect with these experiences on a personal and emotion...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Dreaming Away - Highly Textured Dream-like Painting with Surreal Nautical Theme
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Wang's subject is a female seemingly caught in a contemplative moment yet a war rages behind her. She dons a hat shaped as a boat and carries and oar as if to "Dream Away" these other thoughts. Wang uses a blend of luminous colors and buttery textures to evoke these enigmatic moments of meditation. Influence by the Renaissance Masters Titian and Rembrandt for their glazing and layering techniques respectively, the artist builds the surface using heavy paint, swirling and mixing the color on the canvas. The end result is a poetic and emotionally powerful representation of the human form.
Victor Wang
Dreaming Away, 2017
oil on canvas
42h x 56w in
106.68h x 142.24w cm
VWG009
My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring. I use the human face as a vehicle to paint human experiences - worry and wonder, sadness and pleasure - which reflect the emotional stage directly tied to my immigration experiences.
I grew up amongst the sunflower fields in northern China. In my childhood years, I played under the bright, yellow sunflowers with my brothers everyday. China’s Cultural Revolution played an important part in my life. During that time, sunflowers were used as political allegories to depict how citizens of China should follow Mao who represented the sun, since sunflowers follow the sun’s movements. People eventually inferred the deception that this symbol masked. After graduating from high school, I was sent to a labor camp in the country for ‘reeducation’ during China’s Cultural Revolution. There, I was subject to grueling farm work. Often, I worked in corn and sunflower fields from sunrise to sunset. Thus, for me, sunflowers evoke both personal joy and sadness. Therefore, to deliver my complex feelings, I use sunflowers as a metaphor to connote my background and emotional stage.
My incorporation of collages of figures from China’s Tang Dynasty represents my Chinese heritage and is a constant reminder of where I came from. The texture and earthiness on the canvas’s surface are inspired by the texture of the soil on the farm where I worked in China.
Although I often gain great pleasure from the process of painting, it is most important to unfold expressively those feelings within myself.
Wang belongs to a generation of immigrant painters from China, whose artistic background was defined by socialist realism but took advantage of their skills and broke away from that tradition to create new subjects in the U.S.
“When I was a student during Cultural Revolution, Soviet realism art was among the dominant source of influence and it grabbed us like lightening rod...
Category
Contemporary 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"At The Verde River" (2024) By Fikriye Oz, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"At The Verde River" (2024) by Fikriye Oz is an original, handmade oil painting on wood that depicts a close up portrait of a woman with red hair.
Fikriye Oz is a representational ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Surreal Botanical Portrait with Yellow Daisies and Toy Soldier – Fetishes Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This striking acrylic painting by Moldovan-Spanish artist Natasha Lelenco features a surreal anthropomorphic portrait constructed from lush green leaves and blooming yellow daisies, blending botanical precision with symbolic intensity. The central figure’s face, composed entirely of flowers, is both haunting and tender, while a pink tongue and tiny plastic toy soldier create a poignant contrast that challenges the viewer’s perception of innocence, violence, and the natural world. Set against a softly gradated sky-blue background, the painting invites reflection on ecological fragility and the absurdity of human conflict.
Part of the acclaimed “Fetishes” series, this work is inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s botanical portraits, reinterpreted with contemporary urgency. Lelenco’s painting critiques war and environmental destruction through a visual language that is as poetic as it is unsettling. The toy soldier, perched delicately on a green leaf-arm, acts as a miniature symbol of violence embedded in play, questioning the narratives we inherit and enact. The piece was originally commissioned for Imaxinaria, Mostra Internacional de Ilustración Contemporánea in Galicia (Spain) and remains one of the most iconic works of the series.
Medium: Acrylic on board
Dimensions: [Insert exact dimensions]
Year: 2022
Framing: Painted edges, ready to hang, no frame needed
Signed by the artist
Keywords:
Acrylic botanical portrait, Anti-war painting, Contemporary Arcimboldo style...
Category
Pop Art 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Acrylic
All is Found, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A child in a red-and-white striped shirt sleeps peacefully among vibrant yellow sunflowers. Their face merges effortlessly with the petals, creating a dreamlike...
Category
Surrealist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Talk . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Talk" is a captivating mixed media painting in an abstract style, featuring a striking depiction of female red lips accompanied by a hand. I chose the title "Talk" to highlight the ...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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