The Convention of Physiognomy and Mugshots

"There is a two pronged approach to the artistic interpretation of portraiture. The identification suspect line up "mug shot" to the artistic expression of an individual’s personality and representation via the artist’s brush stroke.

Hangar Gallery invites artists to explore the huge artistic variation between the two ideas of identifying the human condition via portrait.

“We can render the image of humanity as a photo realist, or we can explore a deeper essence, an emanation of the individual that describes more than the facial features. Does it describe character, does it describe a life experience, or does it describe a spiritual being?”