Chris Levine (b. 1960) occupies a unique place in contemporary portraiture. Known internationally as a pioneer of light-based art, lenticular imagery, and laser-driven visual experiments, Levine has redefined what it means to depict a subject in the 21st century. His portraits of Kate Moss and Queen Elizabeth II - two of the most recognizable female figures of the modern era - stand as some of the most celebrated and culturally resonant images in contemporary British art.
Rather than relying on traditional painterly or photographic conventions, Levine constructs portraits that feel meditative, otherworldly, and almost holographic. His subjects appear suspended between presence and transcendence, captured not in states of spectacle but in states of stillness. This quiet, almost spiritual atmosphere has become his signature, and it is nowhere more evident than in the works highlighted below.
