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animated illustration, animated gif, gif illustration, gif animation, gif, animated portrait, editorial animation, editorial gif,

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We all identify with faces. We are our faces: the wrinkles, scars, and blemishes. But faces, like art, pose questions. Faces, like art, are questions. Beauty animates both, seen but not understood.

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We all identify with faces. We are our faces: the wrinkles, scars, and blemishes. But faces, like art, pose questions. Faces, like art, are questions. Beauty animates both, seen but not understood.

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I struggled to connect the face with the music of that name. It was less like a person and more like a mystery on a monumental scale. . .

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I struggled to connect the face with the music of that name. It was less like a person and more like a mystery on a monumental scale. . .

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Staring at the face, thinking my questions, meeting his gaze.

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Staring at the face, thinking my questions, meeting his gaze.

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And as I stood, surprised, the face glowered and lazed and smirked and scoffed and never spoke.

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And as I stood, surprised, the face glowered and lazed and smirked and scoffed and never spoke.

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Chuck Close, "Big Self-Portrait," 1967-68

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The face offered no answers, though. It only offered uncertainty  about its origin, its background, and even its production. 

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The face offered no answers, though. It only offered uncertainty  about its origin, its background, and even its production. 

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Immediately, I had questions: I wanted to ask the face why he would present himself in such a way: 

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Immediately, I had questions: I wanted to ask the face why he would present himself in such a way: 

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Exhaust. . .alexandre w
Bodega. . .gerald rich
Smoking Man. . .phonix2605
Chuck Close. . .scottshepard

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It was at the top of a stairway, looming over the wandering, casual glances. This face demanded more, though. It said

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Short gif cartoons, animation loops and doodles.

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By the third day in New York City, I was completely disoriented by the non-stop movement of people. What we needed, we decided, was the stillness of a museum. We chose the MoMA. And that is where I encountered the “Big Self-Portrait.”