Distortions in contemporary art (painting)

Abstract

The article highlights the connection between inner and outer world, between portrait, as a classical artistic genre in painting, and particular psychological aspects which exerts influence upon painting style, technique, methodological procedure and last but not least upon the concept that articulates in a coherent manner the narrative thread of an artwork. There are presented a few examples of distorted portraits belonging to important international but also Romanian artists whose interest is focused on exploring the idea of (lack of) identity in nowadays society. The development of psychology as an independent discipline in the 20th century was a real treasure as it started helping humankind, including artists, to deepen particular psychological aspects and connect them to their daily artistic practice.

Keywords

• portrait
• distortion
• painting
• psychology