Portraiture during the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods merely show vanity for some people. However, things are different for the self-taught Photoshop artist, Volker Hermes, as shown in his "Hidden Portraits" series. As wearing mask became an integral part of our daily lives since the pandemic, the series draws a parallelism between the modern-day self-representation, selfies, and the classical portraitures. This shows that having oneselfpainted or photographed isn't merely vanity, but also self-expression.
You'll find that Hermes' works were so beautifully-made that they look as if they were painted by the original painters. The quality of work reflects Hermes' ten years worth of practice, which only started as a personal side project but gained attention due to the pandemic.
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Image Credit: Volker Hermes via Yatzer