Altered Portraits

 

I like things better when they’re distorted, mauled, put in vivid contrast. A portrait is often a beginning that’s fun to mess with, meaning there’s always enough portrait left to still have its own voice. I want both.

 

Here are four examples taken from the Rijksmuseum free collection and, well, messed with.

 

 

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Reader (101419 10)

Reader (101419 10)

Thinker (091919 20)

Thinker (091919 20)

Funnyface (012920 12b)

Funnyface (012920 12b)

Scribbled (101319 13f)

Scribbled (101319 13f)