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Hyperrealism

These Paintings Look So Real You'll Swear They're Photos!

Posted 04.09.2013 | Arts

Nathan Walsh is a British painter who can't get enough of urban landscapes. The artist pays tribute to places like New York City and Chicago via pains...

WATCH: This Photorealistic Drawing Is Astounding

Posted 03.19.2013 | Arts

We've seen our fair share of talented photorealist artists go viral, from Paul Cadden to Diego Fazio. But never before have we been privy to the pains...

Photorealism, All Crumpled Up

Posted 02.04.2013 | Arts

Most of us have experienced the urge to crumple up a once-treasured photograph, only to later rummage through the trash to retrieve the cherished item...

Amazing Italian Hyperrealism

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 01.17.2013 | Arts

Italian-born artist Roberto Bernardi describes his work as hyperrealism, a meticulous branch of painting closely related to photorealism. Going by...

This Is NOT A Photograph

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 10.25.2012 | Arts

Currently when you google the phrase "Diego Koi," the majority of the links thrown back have to do with koi ponds in San Diego. That situation is sure...

Not A Photograph...

Posted 09.26.2012 | Arts

Ever since our readers went bananas over the hyperrealistic works of Paul Cadden, we've been on the hunt to find other talented artists with an abilit...

Supersized Sexy Swimmer Sculptures Take Six Months To Make

Posted 09.20.2012 | Arts

Who needs Madam Tussaud when there is Carole Feuerman, the talented sculptor who has been making hyperrealistic figures for over forty years? While so...

'The Only Thing More Boring Than Seeing A Photorealistic Painting Is Making One'

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 09.06.2012 | Arts

We know there are few things our HuffPost Arts & Culture readers love more than a good photorealistic painting. We don't blame you; we're fans of the ...

Hyperrealistic Sculpture: From Death Masks to Madame Tussaud and Beyond

Jane Chafin | Posted 07.27.2012 | Arts
Jane Chafin

Ever since our prehistoric ancestors first picked up chunks of limestone and carved crude female figurines some 20,000 years ago, we humans have been trying to depict the human form in three dimensions.

These Are Not Photographs

Posted 05.23.2012 | Arts

We understand if you don't believe us, since we can hardly believe it ourselves. But the hyperrealistic images below are in fact drawings made by Scot...

Gerhard Richter Retrospective At The Tate Modern

ARTINFO | Posted 12.12.2011 | Arts
ARTINFO

WHAT: Gerhard Richter's "Panorama" WHERE: Tate Modern, Bankside, London WHEN: October 6-January 8, Sunday-Thursday 10AM-6PM, Friday-Saturday 10AM-1...

Grotesque Perfection: The Photography Of Petrina Hicks (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Anne B. Kelly | Posted 04.13.2012 | Home
Anne B. Kelly

A fleshy tongue licks a supernatural, waxy pink flower in slow motion. Upon second notice, teenage girls clustered together invoke Caravaggio's penetr...

PHOTOS: The Madness Of Photorealism: Pedro Campos' Bright And Shining World

John Seed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
John Seed

Hyperrealist artist Pedro Campos at his easel The paintings of Madrid based hyperrealist Pedro Campos, 44, present a world that shines. His sub...

Postmodern Politics and the Ground Zero Mosque Issue

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Thomas de Zengotita

After the symbolic politics we've been seeing, a simple and humane gesture like moving the mosque would have to be interpreted as a loss -- as backing down in the face of bigotry.