INSPIRATION : Drawing
PicsArtist Roxy’s Visceral Mobile Art
The series of abstract portraits created by PicsArtist Roxy H.Art (@roxyhart) are
gripping. Not only is her artwork raw and emotionally charged, but it is rendered in a
unique artistic fashion - all on her mobile phone!
At times, Roxy mixes her drawings with photography, blending the two togehter with
a variety of brush strokes and textures. Roxy does not hold back when she faces inner
anguish as an artist, but rather injects this emotion into her work.
Nevertheless, some of her portraits are less jarring, possessing a softer, more poetic
touch. In these portraits, her frustration gives way to melancholy as she tones down
stark reds and peppers her portraits with faded yellows, purples, and blues.
Not long ago, terms like “mobile art” were easily dismissed by the fine art mainstream,
but PicsArtists like Roxy prove that a tablet or smartphone can be just as powerful as
a canvas and paintbrush. The following collection of portraits by Roxy illustrate that,
even without the traditional tools, mobile artwork retains emotion and authenticity.
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