| Elizabeth Peyton is one of the most popular portrait painter today, she create her own art by using the photos. In her works, there are European aristocrats, Britain’s queen, the most famous pop singers and superstar athletes, and also fashion lucky devils. She depicted the lavish life of the Upper East Side, and the same time she records the moments spent with friends and family, this is what her art is about and this is her own understanding about life. This article finds out how she formed a personal style by discussing her early school years in New York, her interests on literature and music, also her works of different periods.There are three parts in the article:The first part discusses Peyton’s individual style and artistic personality, part two is about how she creates her art with photos, and the last part is Peyton’s concern and thinking over life, and society. Peyton’s detailed description of facial expressions and eye contact shows her attention about human nature, her portrait is much like a biography of people, we saw their past, we feel their sorrow and joy. |
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