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Ken Crost Abstract Portrait Gallery

My artwork is rooted in abstract portraiture. Across each series, I use digital processes to examine the shifting nature of identity and the ways a face can carry memory, tension, and inner life. The work moves between representation and abstraction, treating the portrait as a site of inquiry rather than a fixed likeness

​Click an image below to see the artworks for that series.

Daughters of the Dream Series

A softly abstract nude figure rendered in muted pinks and reds, partially obscured by circular and geometric forms, creating the sense of a figure re emerging from a dreamlike space with quiet emotional resonance.

After Image Series

Reimagined Magdalena of Saxony.webp

Blue Noir Series

A blue‑toned portrait of a woman with closed eyes, red lips, an elegant updo, and a semicircle of colorful dots arcing across her hair against a black background.

Beauty and Chaos Series

A pale‑skinned woman with deep red lips and blush, wearing a dark headpiece with large beige and red circles, set against a textured background with scattered red dots.

The Unbroken Gaze Series

Abstract digital portrait of a woman with blue eyes and red lips, her realistic features overlaid with geometric shapes in orange, blue, black, and white.

Hidden Faces Series

A geometric portrait formed from circles, triangles, and rectangles in orange, yellow, blue, black, and white, with a realistic eye, bright red lips, and a bold black triangular nose.

The Shape of Memory Series

A pale‑faced woman in a white head covering, with strong eyeliner and layered splashes of orange, blue, and red.

Dream Faces Series

Stylized cubist portrait composed of angular and curved planes in red, orange, blue, and gray. The face features closed eyes, vivid red lips, and a single blue dot on the cheek,
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