A picture becomes a portrait as someone projects – smart, brave, proud…….contemplative, curious, intelligent, determined….. angry, loving, caring, mysterious, funny…….beautiful, fashionable, elegant…..important, commanding, dignified……friendly, benevolent, kind…..and any combination of these attributes.
What happens when a person resembles a popular, or admired, pulic figure?
Black and white portraits reveal as much about a person – without the distraction of color, the least defining quality, usually, of a person.
So recognizable, not east to hide, so hard to know.
How long does chilhood last?
Budding artist from Guangzhou
Informal portraits reveal the unexpected incident, surprise, delight, and contemplation. Genuine articles appear.
A musician/scientist of sounds intended to heal those in institutional recovery. Photo from Strathmore Monuments Exhibition of Craig Walsh video projections.
Unposed tennis star Francis Tiafoe at sixteen, at home, on the tennis court.
Andy Warhol developed a unique way of seeing people. Artists have to admit stealing (or borrowing) an influential technique, and, have to avoid ingnoring them too.