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Hyper Realist Painting

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Mr_Papageorgio
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never seen this before.  In one sense it's amazing but in another it gives me a headache trying to tell that it's been painted

http://www.recave.com/2010/07/amazing-hyper-realist-still-life-painters/?ref=nf

Oct 20 2010 5:15PM
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Vino
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wait what?

Oct 20 2010 5:18PM
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TijmenDal
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Huh? Is that seriously real? It might be one huge troll, because they look so damn real...I can hardly imagine it is in fact real. Or is it been made on the computer, as in pixel after pixel...?
Oct 20 2010 5:21PM
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1337
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oh my impressive
Oct 20 2010 5:22PM
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.Max.
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wow.
Oct 20 2010 10:40PM
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skithesprings
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wait... what is... how do they... i don't even...
Oct 20 2010 10:49PM
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Mr_Papageorgio
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exactly. I'm more confused than impressed. and i'm incredibly impressed
Oct 20 2010 11:08PM
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Ben.
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x2
Oct 20 2010 11:12PM
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canterbury
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that's insane
Oct 21 2010 8:29AM
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michelle
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WHAT!
Oct 21 2010 8:37AM
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TWoods
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It's real for sure. I've seen Eric Christensen originals.

It's impressive for sure, but want to know how they do it?

They take a photograph, grid it off, draw it based on the grid on the canvas, and then copy the photo. That's why it looks like a photo - that depth of field is a photographic quality. It's really impressive for sure. The realistic nature of the paintings ultimately comes from a very careful observation of color.
Oct 21 2010 10:08AM
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Jordan
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LOL

The artwork is baller - but look at the comments. Follow Adrian and Alexander (the first poster)

It turns epic.
Oct 21 2010 10:20AM
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Blandct
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WOW the comments are fucking hilarious....

"So I guess whatever you produce you can justify it’s worth and existence through a thesaurus of cosmic significance. Exponentially bullshitting your way through life. Go fuck yourself."

referring to that alexander guy...
Oct 21 2010 12:32PM
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snowking249
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can someone embed? it wont let me open the link at school
Oct 21 2010 2:40PM
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Ethan.G
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this for sure
Oct 21 2010 2:57PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Chuck Close FTW

The grandfather of photo realism.
Oct 21 2010 3:17PM
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NL_twoplank
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what!

that looks so real , it would be so hard to draw the glass and the reflection,

wow, dose pictures really blew me out
Oct 21 2010 4:17PM
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Relish_man
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purple drank spotted in pic no.2
Oct 22 2010 12:11AM
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Big_Spence
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yeah, for sure. ;)
Oct 22 2010 12:27PM
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*Nickdel*
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My thoughts exactly
Oct 22 2010 1:12PM
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FUUUCK
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ooooooowwww my head
Oct 22 2010 5:50PM
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Brock.
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Im not really a fan of hyper-realism. I mean, I respect the preparation and time that artists put into works like this but It just isn't a real art form from my perspective. You essentially just copy the photograph colour to colour, rather than expressing some kind of emotion or taking ideas or objects and turning its preconceived notion into something new, which defines art in my mind.
Oct 22 2010 9:19PM
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TWoods
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agreed. It's cool once or twice, but it kinda bores me.
Oct 22 2010 11:58PM
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Ben.
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im not sure i really consider it "art" in the literal sense. since it is really just copying. its more just the incredible time/workmanship that goes into it
Oct 23 2010 12:45AM
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steezenskis
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i saw that on there. funny shit
Oct 23 2010 10:20PM
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fsscott
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I have one like these in my house.
Oct 23 2010 10:50PM
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TWoods
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exactly. I mean - in it's broadest sense you can call the doing of the work itself an art, rather than the work produced, which like you said is really just observation and copying... but I really don't get interested in art unless there's some sort of conscious decision making going on.

I don't deny the skill, but it's just not very exciting to me.

Oct 26 2010 6:16PM
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ski-swagga
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insane.
Oct 26 2010 6:26PM
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J-Evs
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how the fuck........
Oct 26 2010 6:28PM
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special-J
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the newspaper one blows my mind
Oct 26 2010 8:14PM
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