Es Devlin’s ‘A National Portrait’ for the National Portrait Gallery

Breadcrumb Company News Outreach & Initiatives Arts & Culture Es Devlin’s ‘A National Portrait’ for the National Portrait Gallery { "reading_time": "[[read\u002Dtime]] min read" } May 14, 2026 · Share x.com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link Artist Es Devlin, collaborates with Google Arts & Culture Lab on an experimental, participatory artwork displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Es Devlin Multi award winning Artist Amit Sood Vice President and Founder, Google Arts & Culture Share x.com Facebook LinkedIn Mail Copy link Es Devlin in her studio class ProgressiveImage { EVENTS = { TRANSITION_END: 'transitionend', }; CSS_CLASSES = { BLUR: 'uni-progressive-image--blur', NO_BLUR: 'uni-progressive-image--no-blur', }; init(el) { this.el = el; this._events(); this._upgradeImage(); } _upgradeImage() { // For gif format images we don't include data-srcset and data-sizes // We can safely remove the blur filter. if (!this.el.dataset.srcset || !this.el.dataset.sizes) { this.el.classList.add(this.CSS_CLASSES.NO_BLUR); return; } this.el.setAttribute('srcset', this.el.dataset.srcset); this.el.setAttribute('sizes', this.el.dataset.sizes); requestAnimationFrame(() => { this.el.classList.add(this.CSS_CLASSES.NO_BLUR); }); } _events() { // Once the transition completes is safe to clean some attributes this.el.addEventListener(this.EVENTS.TRANSITION_END, () => { this.el.classList.remove(this.CSS_CLASSES.BLUR, this.CSS_CLASSES.NO_BLUR); this.el.removeAttribute('data-srcset'); this.el.removeAttribute('data-sizes'); }); } } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { const images = document.querySelectorAll('[data-component="uni-progressive-image"]'); images.forEach((el) => { el.setAttribute('data-component-initialized', true); new ProgressiveImage().init(el); }); }); Today everyone in every part of the UK 18 and over can become a co-author of A National Portrait displayed at the National Portrait Gallery until October 27. This artwork is the culminati...