A picture becomes a portrait as someone projects themselves – beautiful, loving, smart, brave, proud, contemplative, curious, intelligent, determined, angry, loving, mysterious, funny, anon…..and the unique personality.
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.
At 12, looks and acts older than her age.
Budding artist from Guangzhou
Informal portraits reveal the unexpected incident, surprise, delight, and contemplation. Genuine articles appear.
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.