So pink!

About this work

You see a woman’s face in pencil, but her features don’t line up right—one eye sits higher, the mouth tilts sideways. The artist draws every inch in bright pink, pushing the color past normal skin tones. Faint cross-hatching gives texture, like the paper itself is blushing. Kapanidou mixes realism with distortion to ask why we expect faces to be symmetrical. The pink isn’t just decoration; it’s a signal, louder than usual for skin. Look close and the lines feel deliberate, not accidental. Try drawing your own portrait in one color.