The Bardos, Paris

Description

This striking mixed media portrait collage created in Paris by The Bardos features a person with dark, straight hair, highlighted strands, dark plum lipstick, and cascading rhinestone earrings. The composition is physically cut and reassembled from multiple photographic fragments, creating a fragmented, shifting perspective across the face. Vertical and horizontal cuts offset the eyes, nose, and mouth, building a tactile, layered surface texture. The subject wears a dark jacket, and the lighting remains soft and even across the printed paper elements. The piece reflects a deliberate analogue collage technique within a contemporary portrait format.

Style

Artistic, Vertical, Tactile

Techniques

Collage

Color

Background

Paper Texture

Context

Fine Art / Personal Project