Monday, February 14, 2011

The Allure of the Human Face


I find myself compelled to integrate imagery of the human face into much of my work. A persons face can act as a window into their thoughts.  I look at the physical body, or a persons face, as a shell we can often hide behind; but also as a way to express our thoughts, and emotions.  This is one reason in particular that you will often find faces emerging from sections of my work.

3 comments:

  1. for me it is always the eyes that were and are still so important when I look at a figure or portrait piece. I know it's cliche ... but the eyes are the windows to the soul. the story begins and ends within the eyes for me.

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  2. your faces are very shell-like, I see them as objects, not individuals. I'm not reading any emotion or thoughts behind them.

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  3. I am curious about your statement that a face can be a "shell we can often hid behind". I have always thought of a face as quite the opposite, and that being the reason for masks. What are your thoughts behind that?

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