Red Grapes

Red Grapes - pastel on paper 35 cm x 35 cm.

Bowl of Cherries III

Bowl of cherries III - charcoal on paper 30 x 40 cm.

A more interesting composition from the same series of photos as Bowl of Cherries II.

Bowl of Cherries II

Bowl of Cherries II - black and white charcoal on paper. 27 x 35 cm.

New photorealist/hyperrealist artists added 07/10

I have unearthed fourteen more outstanding artists to add to my list: **
THE BEST PHOTOREALISTS/HYPERREALISTS LIST

**(Special thanks to Simon Hennessey and Cesar Santander for some of their artist suggestions).

Here they are in no particular order:
James White


Nicholas Middleton


Rómulo Celdrán


Will Cotton


Adam Stennet


Jose Luis Corella


Vania Comoretti


Carlos Muro


Fred Schley


Edward Sutcliffe


Andrew Holmes


David Jon Kassan


Melissa Cooke


Sadie Valeri

New photorealist/hyperrealist artists added 06/10.

I have added some more of my favourite photorealist and hyperrealist artists to my ever growing list, originally posted in November 2009:
THE BEST PHOTOREALISTS/HYPERREALISTS LIST

7 new additions:
Matthew Cornell
An American landscape artist that paints some beautiful scenes with stunning lighting.


Juan Gallego
A Spanish artist depicting extreme close up images of plants and flowers on a very large scale.


Aaron Nagel
A figurative artist from Oakland, that paints images that resemble a fashion shoot with controversially religious undertones.


James van Patten
Landscape artist from New Jersey, specialising in scenes of an aquatic nature.


Lee Price
American figurative artist, with a distinctive bird's-eye-view perspective.


Jaime Valero
Figurative artist, specialising in bath and shower scenes.


Pamela Wilson
An American figurative artist with a slight theatrical dress theme.

Pear and grapes

My latest piece, Pear and Grapes. Graphite and charcoal on paper. 45 x 35 cm.

New photorealist/hyperrealist artists added 2010.

I have added some more of my favourite photorealist and hyperrealist artists to my ever growing list posted in November 2009:
THE BEST PHOTOREALISTS/HYPERREALISTS LIST

I have added the following artists so far this year:
Juan Francisco Casas - figurative artist that mainly uses biro.


Sam Jinks - sculptor, often quite disturbing works.


Evan Penny - sculptor, famous for producing distorted figure sculptures.


Cesar Santander - artist often depicting antique tins and toys.


Josep & Pere Santilari - two twin Catalonian brothers that paint figures and still life.


Jamie Salmon & Jackie K. Seo - sculptors of hyperreal figures.


Cynthia Westwood - figurative artist often depicting the female nude bathing.


As and when I come across more, I will update the list. Any suggestions as to artists that I could add are very welcome.

Feel free to add a link to the list if you like too: http://designmobius.blogspot.com/2009/11/hyperrealistsphotorealists.html"

Three garlic - charcoal on paper.

Three garlic - charcoal on paper 40x30cm.

Bowl of Cherries - reworked.

My latest drawing is a reworked version of 'Bowl of Cherries' in charcoal, pastel and graphite. 13"x10". The original version was rushed a bit and I always felt that it could have been better. At first glance the two look very similar, but with a closer look the difference is more obvious. (As always - click on the images to enlarge in a new tab).

REWORKED VERSION:


ORIGINAL VERSION:


DETAIL ZOOM:

Black Grapes

Here's my latest drawing - Black Grapes, charcoal on coloured paper 38cm x 25cm. It's a work in progress as I don't feel it's 100% ok yet.

REWORKED:


ORIGINAL:

Fishies - charcoal on paper.

My latest drawing, "Fishies." Charcoal on 300gsm Fabriano hot pressed paper. 12"x18".



The same image as above but reworked.



original photo: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Grapes 2 in watercolour

White Grapes 2. Watercolour on textured heavyweight watercolour paper. 4"x3"

This is a follow on watercolour study of WHITE GRAPES that was originally drawn in pastels.

Bowl of Cherries

My latest drawing 'Bowl of Cherries' is in charcoal, pastel and graphite. 13"x10".

Waterlily

Just a quick watercolour of a waterlily as a gift for my mother's unwell friend.
Watercolour on paper. 29.7x21cm (11.7"x8.3")

Ardleigh Fish & Chip Shop

Ardleigh Fish and Chip Shop - graphite on A4 paper.

Self portrait 2

Self portrait in charcoal on paper. Time taken: two days.

Hyperrealists/photorealists

Artists A-I by surname

Artists J-R by surname

Artists S-Z by surname

White Grapes.

Here's my latest piece: White Grapes, pastel on paper - 19"x14".

The quest for hyperrealism.

A spin off from the 70's 'photorealist' movement, 'hyperrealism' is a movement dedicated to being 'more real than real'. To not just copy a photograph in paint, but to add or create an element that not would be evident from looking at a photograph. It might be a reaction, emotion or thought that just a photograph would not envoke.

Below is an excerpt from "A Brush Stroke for Every Human Suffering" - Ari Siletz, Media Watch about the below painting by Denis Peterson.

"This instance of hyperrealism is a performance art. Viewers are deliberately made to notice the amazing amount of time and painstaking effort that went into portraying this Darfur refugee. Peterson isn't showing off; he is a radical painter, compelling us with his dedication. The astonishing realism is the result of every wrinkle and twist of hair being colored and shadowed in the context of reflected light from every other object in the scene. Whereas the camera does this mindlessly as a matter of optics, this artist has endured whatever it took to make sure human eyes do not respond as mindlessly. We can flip the page on a Newsweek photo, worth a click of the camera, but we can’t as easily turn away from such an extraordinary labor of compassion."

Don't Shed No Tears Acrylics on canvas 24"x36"

Some veritable hyperrealist artists are Denis Peterson, Tom Martin, Pedro Campos, Simon Hennessey, Raphaella Spence, Randy Ford and Luciano Ventrone. Below are sample paintings from each of the above in order.

Denis Peterson - Apocalypse 16"x23" Watercolor and watercolor pencils on paper

Tom Martin - Wholewheat
Acrylic on panel 100cm x 100cm


Pedro Campos - Oil on canvas 116cm x 89cm

Simon Hennessey - The Duality of Colin
Acrylics on board
60 X 160 cm 2008



Raphaella Spence - Impressions 2008

oil on canvas 95 x 127 cm

Randy Ford - Mixologist
Oil on canvas 26"x14"



Luciano Ventrone: Aureolin
oil on linen 60 x 70 cm

As you can see, they are truly hyperreal! I never knew that one could paint so realistically. However, if you think about it, of course one can! It's just a series of colours arranged in a certain pattern; the same as a photograph is. It's the 'exactness' that makes them different to regular paintings. The exact colours, tones and brushwork. Some use watercolours, some use acrylics and airbrushes, some use oils; the results are just as breathtakingly amazing as each other.