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Faceless Female Portraits

These Retro Female Paintings Don't Show the Women's Faces

— June 27, 2015 — Fashion
Artist James Rieck has created a unique collection of vintage-themed female paintings. Each image reflects an iconic advertisement that has been recreated through the eyes of this artist.

The collection of female paintings is cohesive through the artist's technique of shielding or cutting off the women's face altogether. There are absolutely no images that contain an entire face. The paintings focus more on the torsos and the objects, surroundings or clothing. By eliminating the facial expressions, the viewer is forced to engage with the images on a deeper level to discover what the image is about and what the subjects are feeling.

The images range from black and white to vibrantly colorful scenes. The black and white images tend to reflect car advertisements and the colorful images often feature more than one female.
Trend Themes
1. Vintage-themed Artwork - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the revival of retro aesthetics in art and design, creating nostalgia-driven products and experiences.
2. Abstract Portraiture - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with alternative ways of representing human subjects in art and media, challenging traditional notions of identity and communication.
3. Engaging the Viewer - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop interactive and immersive storytelling techniques that require the audience to actively participate in unraveling the meaning of visual content.
Industry Implications
1. Art - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce novel artistic techniques and concepts that push the boundaries of traditional art forms, captivating new audiences.
2. Advertising - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create unconventional advertising campaigns that intrigue and engage consumers through the use of unique visual narratives.
3. Fashion - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative approaches to fashion photography and runway presentations that challenge conventional ideas of beauty and identity.
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