Portraits used to be a boring way to portray a subject, but now portraits can be fun, dark or just plain crazy as this cluster demonstrates. Check out the collection of unconventional portraits featured on Trend Hunter, from tributes to Michael Jackson to portraits on pork, and everything in between -- and there's a lot.
Implications - Today's average consumer is growing increasingly creative, with social media serving as a way to express oneself to an audience. This means that artists, photographers and designers must work harder than ever before to be considered a true creative, resulting in constant artistic innovation. For most modern artists, simple tweaks to color and structure are no longer satisfactory.
38 Unconventional Portraits
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Video Game Portraits
Greg de Stefano Brings "Super Smash Bros: Brawl" to Life
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Faceless Portraits
London College Of Fashion Illustration Students Final Art Projects
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Comic Collage Women
PaperMonster Pop Art Stencil Portraits Are Full of Feminine Mixed Media
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Psycho Self-Portraits
Nicholas Thigpen's Unusual Photography Exemplifies Eccentric
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Dripping Portraits
Molly Brill Masters The Art Of Emotional Water Colors
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Victorian Fantasy Portraits
Johnny Depp Gets Tim Burton Touch in Alice In Wonderland
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Plant Portraits
Eco Artist Edina Tokodi Creates Living Wall in Brooklyn, NY
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Realistic Pen Portraits
Juan Francisco Casas Creates Artwork Using a Ballpoint Pen
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Magazine Art Portraits
Stunning Mixed Media Collages by Gabi Trinkaus
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Gas Mask Family Portraits
Sam Van Olffen Takes Steampunk Art One Step Darker
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Fierce Child Portraits
Per Amy Guip, These Kids Are More Badass Than Their Parents
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Color Pop Portraits
Corno's Dubai Exhibit is Filled With Dazzling Faces With Big Lips
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Zombified Portraits
Andy Prior's Paintings Have a Disfigured Sense of Humour
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Blogger Portraits
Stunning Artwork By California Based Painter Danny Roberts
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Pee Pee Portraits
Michael Leon Shows Patriotism Using Silhouettes of Male Anatomy
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Color Pop Portraits
Soon Tong's Avant-Garde Photography is Out of This World
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Restrained Portraits
Benedikt Renc's ‘Hard Love' Exposes the Seduction in Suppre
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Glass-Walled Self-Portraits
Shawna X's 'Phases' is a Study in Smeared Seduction
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Wild Facial Hair Portraits
Matthew Rainwaters Captures Beards and their Owners in Alaska
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Pop King Portraits
10 Fan-Created Michael Jackson Paintings as Artistic Tributes
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Sinister Projection Portraits
Andrea Pantleo's 'Naturally Implied' is a Shocking Photo Shoot
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Aura Color Portraits
Khaled Haider's 'Colors Within' Exposes Our True Selves
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Modern Mirror Canvases
'Self-Portraits by Contemporary Urban Artists' Exhibition
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Skeletal Portraits
Gianluca Hits the Pop Culture Scene Hard With Anime-Inspired Art
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Suspended Self-Portraits
Obscure Specializes in Body Mod Photography
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Splatter-Painted Portraits
Aileen Devlin's Colorful Method of Capturing Subjects
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Eco Designer Totes
Enviro Bags Featuring Portraits of Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld
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Yarn Portraits
Jo Hamilton's 'I Crochet Portland' Series Includes People and Cityscapes
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Spun Hair Portraits
Blue Lines Replaces Faces With Backs of Perfectly Styled Hair
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Etch-A-Sketch Portraits
Immortalize Your Image On a Toy
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Personalized Cartoon Portraits
Ashley G Turns Your Photos Into Tooned Masterpieces
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Blue Skin Portraits
Bev Hogue's ‘Blue or Nothing' Pop Surrealism Exhibit
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Glam Mole Portraits
Bev Hogue Makes Old Glam With Blue and Beauty Marks
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Highlighter Portraits
Staple 'Highlighter' Series Features Neon Portraits of Hip-Hop Icons
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Celebrity Etch-A-Sketch
George Vlosich III Creates Portrait Tribute to Michael Jackson
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Clay-Covered Portraits
Oleksiy Guz's 'LoaMan' Photo Set is a Messy Masterpiece
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Portraits on Pork
Lasered Images on Meat Let You Know Where It Came From
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Michael Graves Design Creates a Series for Pottery Barn
Japanese Artwork Sneakers
These Converse All-Star Sneakers Come in Two Styles
Student-Designed Runway Shows
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AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series
Emilio Alarcón Develops a New Series of Photos Using MidJourney
Toaster Pastry Galleries
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Horror-Inspired Holiday Capsules
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Creativity Time Capsules
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Historic Fashion Try-Ons
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Loud Luxury Fashion
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Offbeat Fashion Campaigns
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Ultra-Sophisticated Bridal Collections
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Minimalist Artist-Honoring Timepieces
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Narrative-Driven Fashion Lines
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Traveling Fine Art Campaigns
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Pop Art Legend-Honoring Dolls
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Retail Overconsumption Campaigns
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Proportion-Exploring Mystical Menswear
Alexander McQueen Presents His Intricate SS24 Collection
Musician-Fronted Luxury Fashion Campaigns
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Graphic Luxurious Accessory Collabs
Anti Social Social Club's SS24 Boasts Premium Collaborations
Maximalist Pop Art Sneakers
Keiichi Tanaami Joins adidas On a Pair of its Superstars
Makeup-Free Fashion Campaigns
Pamela Anderson's Fresh Face Stars in Proenza Schouler's 2024 Shoot
Heritage-Honoring Artful Posters
Herman Miller Adds to the Archival Poster Collection
All-Over Patterned Skate Sneakers
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Artist-Inspired Dynamic Basketballs
round21 Designs Basketballs Inspired by Basquiat and Haring
Emotive Smartphone Camera Covers
Yifan Hu Designs the Emoji-Inspired Smartphone Accessories
Customizable Book Portraits
Lagom Collections Boasts Personalized Portraits for Your Books
Perception-Challenging Art Exhibitions
Raise the Moral Studio Presents the Becoming Familiar Show
MP3 Player Smartphone Wallpapers
These iPod Wallpapers Transform the iPhone into a Retro Device
Vibrant Artist Pop-Up Books
Poposition Press Brings Life to the Keith Haring Pop-Up Book
Lengthy Halloween-Inspired Events
Michaels Has Launched Its 100 Days to Halloween Campaign
Pocket-Adorned Slip-On Footwear
Vault by Vans and Nicole McLaughlin Launch a Capsule Together
Lunar New Year-Inspired Noteboooks
Moleskine Adds New Designs to the 3 Artists, 3 Countries Series
Artful Travel-Inspired Children's Fashion
Janie and Jack Team Up with Photographer Gray Malin
Pink-Tinted Artful Concept Stores
Isern Serra Designs the Moco Concept Store in Barcelona
Playful Creativity-Focused Campaigns
Sharpie® Launches the World is Your Canvas Tour
Lunar New Year Campaigns
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Charismatic Traditional Spring Fashion
Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY Drops STATANT PASSANT RAMPANT
Artist-Honoring Instant Cameras
Polaroid's Now Generation 2 Camera Honors the Work of Basquiat
Punk Rock-Informed Fall Fashion
Av Vattev Designs the superculture Collection for FW24
Global AI Art Contests
Shutterstock and the UN Partner for the Canvas of the Future
Secondhand Fashion Editorials
Vinted Styled a Shoot Exclusively with Vinted Finds
Pop Art-Style Blocked Portraits
Ai Weiwei Presents Ai in Red Made from Bright LEGO Bricks
Artist-Honoring Sleek Timepieces
Swatch Presents the JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT Collection
Iconic Artist-Adorned Jeans Lines
The Lee x Jean-Michel Basquiat Capsule is Effortlessly Stylish
AI Tattoo Generators
Tattoo Canvas Has Endless Creative Possibilities for Artistic Expression
Vibrantly Artful Graphic Collections
Sabine Finkenauer Joins Merimekko on a New Capsule
Hand-Painted Collaborative Fashion
Sessions Art Club Joins Toogood on a New Collection
Iconic Artwork Watch Collaborations
These Artful Watches Feature Masterpieces from the MET
Collaborative Artful Runway Capsules
Michael Clark Joins JW Anderson on a New Collection
Bold Collaborative Eyewear Capsules
Ice Studios Joins Port Tanger on a New Collaboration
Pop Art Skateboard Capsules
THE SKATEROOM Unveils a Collection Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein
Skull Logo-Adorned Lifestyle Capsule
MASTERMIND WORLD Joins Vans on a New Collection
Warped Dynamic New-Gen Eyewear
Andrew Mok Designs the VERN, MORPH and FORM Glasses
Hand-Painted Print Collections
Desenio and Lone Fox Home Collaborate on a New Home Decor Range
Artistically Adorned Backpacks
JanSport Partners with Artlifting to Introduce a New Collection
Brand Photography Marketplaces
VSCO Unveils a New Marketplace for Photographers to Find Work
Artist-Crafted Upcycled Fashion Collections
Noel Mercado Launches the 'Earth Tones' Capsule
Skateboard-Themed Photography Books
James Edson's Rabbit Hole Book Honors London's Skate Scene
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Artful Custom Mirror Collections
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Romantic Narrative-Inspired Fashion
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Mecesoo Creates the LEGO Portrait of a Woman in a Hat
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Bean-Shaped Vibrant Chalks
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Pop Art Stamp Collections
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