There is a lot more that can be conveyed through the study of
a sitter than their appearance, a more human interaction to be had by the viewer.
Not exact matches
The most compelling portraits reveal more
than simply a
sitter's physical
appearance — they hint at an individual's character, suggest a psychological state, or perhaps even offer a glimpse of the
sitter's soul.
The most compelling portraits reveal more
than simply a
sitter's physical
appearance — they hint at an individual's character, suggest a psychological state, or perhaps even offer a glimpse of...
Del Turco writes: «The portraits are almost all close ups, the head bigger
than life size, the brushwork layered and energetic, respecting both the form and the surface of the canvas; the palette is rich with realistic skin tones punctuated by marks in saturated colour... Freud's
sitters look mostly gloomy and obliging, Auerbach's have their outside
appearance obliterated as he explores their humanness.