Portraits

Following the milestone of being named “Most Popular Child Model 2025,” four-year-old young talent Tran Dai Quang continues to make his mark by joining the list of emerging faces set to appear at Taipei International Fashion Week 2026 (TIFW...

In collaboration with Miss & Mister Celebrity Vietnam 2025 – a platform celebrating beauty, talent, and modern lifestyle – contestants Mr. Son Ngoc Hau and Ms. Phan Thi My Tien have been awarded the titles of Miss & Mister...

A seemingly routine piece of political art has become the center of a very public dispute after the portrait of Donald Trump, which had been hanging in the Colorado State Capitol building, was swiftly removed following the former president’s...

The photography series "We Are Here Because You Were There: Afghan Interpreters in the UK" serves as a devastating visual indictment of a Western moral failure. Created by London-based photographer and former British Army officer Andy Barnham, the project...

The official unveiling of media titan Oprah Winfrey’s portrait at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) marks far more than a simple addition to a museum collection; it is the permanent enshrinement of a global cultural force into the...

The world of fine art often moves at a stately pace, yet the annual opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ exhibition offers a vibrant snapshot of contemporary culture, capturing the faces of today’s most relevant figures. Amidst...

The unveiling of a royal portrait is always a seismic cultural event, but rarely has one generated such instantaneous and visceral division as Jonathan Yeo’s depiction of King Charles III. Bathed in a vibrant, almost infernal scarlet, the work...

The unveiling of a new royal portrait is invariably an event of national significance, yet in the age of instant online critique, it has become less a celebration of art and more a catalyst for global debate. Following the...

The term "art collector" is often cloaked in an air of mystery and exclusivity, reserved by the art-world cognoscenti for those possessing an ill-defined "eye" or "sensibility." Many art buyers, conscious of this lofty title, struggle with imposter syndrome,...

The story of historic women artists, as art historian Pamela Gerrish Nunn once observed, often leaves them standing on the “eternal doorstep of fame.” For Mary Beale (1633-99), the most famous early professional female portraitist in Britain, that door...