Faceless portraits of faith leaders is comment on celebrity status, says artist

An artist who has created faceless portraits of 50 of the world’s leading religious leaders has said she chose to paint out their features partly to address the celebrity status their office affords them. Nicola Green has depicted the likes of Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby for an exhibition... Read More

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