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Face off turns the human face into a flicker of color and code
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Face Off Turns the Human Face Into a Flicker of Color and Code

In the abstract portrait series Face Off, artists Crtomir Just and Matej Koncan dissolve the human face into something closer to a feeling than a form.

An abstract portrait featuring a blurred, ethereal face in gradients of blue and purple, creating a sense of fluidity and motion.
An abstract portrait in vibrant colors featuring a blurred profile of a head, with gradients of pink, purple, and teal against a soft green background.
Abstract portrait featuring a blurred human face illuminated with vibrant colors of pink, blue, and orange, suggesting movement and emotion.

These are not portraits in the traditional sense. Faces shimmer, smear, and reassemble themselves through saturated fields of green, pink, and electric blue.

An abstract portrait featuring a stylized human face with vibrant colors of pink, blue, and purple, blending into a soft background, conveying a sense of emotion rather than a clear identity.

“Exploring personality in an increasingly alienated world. If AI becomes human, will we be artificial?“

An abstract portrait featuring a blurred human face, illuminated in vibrant hues of pink, green, and blue, creating a sense of fluidity and motion.
An abstract representation of a human figure, blending shades of purple and pink, with soft edges and minimal facial features, evoking a sense of fluidity and emotion.
An abstract, blurred depiction of a face in vibrant shades of pink and blue, dissolving into color fields that evoke emotion rather than a clear identity.
An abstract image featuring two blurred faces, merging vibrant colors of green, pink, and blue, symbolizing the dissolution of identity.

Features appear only long enough to be recognized, then slip back into noise, as if the subjects are being rendered in real time by a restless machine.

An abstract portrait with a blurred human face, blending vibrant colors such as green, pink, and electric blue, creating a sense of fluid identity.

The project lives in motion as much as in stillness. Short animated loops paired with Koncan’s ambient soundscapes make each portrait feel like a fleeting transmission rather than a fixed image.

Abstract portrait featuring a blurred human face with vibrant colors of green, pink, and blue, evoking a sensation of fluid identity.

Face Off does not ask who these people are. It asks what remains of us when identity is filtered through algorithms, pixels, and light.

An abstract portrait featuring a blurred human face, illuminated by vibrant colors of purple, green, and pink, suggesting a dissolving identity.

Images © Copyright Crtomir Just and Matej Koncan .

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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  1. Pingback: Digital Art Series ‘Face Off’ Explores Identity Through Color and Motion - KillBait Archive

  3. Servando Varela Jr

    I liked it; very colorful and interesting.

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