The face plays a big factor on defining and identifying a person. Jesús Leguizamo plays with this idea and shows it through an oil paint medium where he distorts the face with overlaying dry brushstrokes. What I love about Leguizamo's portraits is that he lets accents of the face show through the paint. Perhaps this is a physical representation of a memory, when it is difficult to remember how a person looks like. When stripped of the face, identity is lost. The face is where expressions and emotions lie and tells a story. Leguizamo effectively explores identity and fragility of a person with the use of paints.
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