"Photorealistic paintings" refers to artworks that are created with such precision and detail that they closely resemble photographs, often tricking the eye into thinking they are looking at a real-life scene rather than a painting.
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Achieving fame with his large scale
photorealistic paintings which are comprised of a grid of color and shapes, Close is one of the most recognizable contemporary painters.
Gerhard Richter is a German artist who has produced abstract as well
as photorealistic paintings as well as photographs and glass pieces.
Working in California in the 1960s, Vija Celmins» early work, generally
in photorealistic painting and pop - inspired sculpture, was representational.
Throughout, the lively text is illuminated by photos, drawings, maps, and the
beautiful photorealistic paintings of Ken Marschall, who has emerged as the disaster's visual historian.
Included in the exhibition are paintings and works on paper from 1976 through 2013, including works on found objects and vintage book pages as well as the
explicit photorealistic paintings that have recently attracted much international attention.
Since the 1960s, Latvian - born artist Vija Celmins has been
creating photorealistic paintings, prints, and drawings, using her own photographs as well as those culled from books and magazines as models.
A BLOCK AWAY AT THE VENUS OVER MANHATTAN GALLERY, run by Observer columnist Adam Lindemann, there are 10
haunting photorealistic paintings that are as chilly and deadpan as Mr. Melgaard's art is violent and sybaritic.
Marilyn Minter is an artist who
juxtaposes photorealistic paintings with painterly photographs and videos, honing in on the moment where clarity becomes abstraction and beauty meets the grotesque.
It spans the length of his career, from his performance work in the early 1970s as a student at CalArts through the iconic short films he made over that decade to the
meticulous photorealistic paintings of phenomena in night skies — lightning strikes, glowing moons — that he made with teams of assistants in the 1980s.
In the course of his career he has adopted many styles: he has produced abstract as well
as photorealistic paintings, photographs, mirrors and glass pieces.
Ada Sadler, born in Cincinnati in 1954, is an American artist, best known for
he photorealistic paintings which represent everyday objects.
There's so much to be knocked out by: Joan Semmel's
photorealistic paintings of herself having sex seen from her point of view, Shigeko Kubota painting with a brush stuck to her crotch, Cosey Fanni Tutti posing in porn magazines, Eleanor Antin documenting herself on a diet, and Carolee Schneemann pulling a scroll from her vagina and reading it.
Marilyn Minter's work examines glamour and its seedy underbelly through a juxtaposition of
photorealistic paintings and painterly photographs which hone in on the moment where «clarity becomes abstraction and beauty commingles with the grotesque.»
She is well known for
her photorealistic paintings which represent everyday objects.
His practice ranges from immersive installations to video, and from constructed encounters to
photorealistic paintings.
He first gained fame over four decades ago for
his photorealistic paintings of fellow artists, family members, and friends.
Opening this coming Friday at Mike Weiss Gallery in NYC is Garden of the Gods, a solo exhibition featuring
the photorealistic paintings of Yigal Ozeri in an all new exploration of nature, femininity and timelessness.
Kelli Vance is known for
her photorealistic paintings, which explore psychologically thrilling themes from voyeurism to assumed identity.
Voligamsi's
photorealistic paintings are brought together into a chronicle of daily life in a fictitious town called Dvoegorsk the likes of which were ubiquitous in the USSR and still can be found in contemporary Russia.
For this album they have employed
a photorealistic painting by Gerhard Richter of a candle, fittingly reflecting the cool, mature and universal mood of the songs.
In a marked transition from
his photorealistic painting, Robin Eley's work is now compelled not only by meticulous execution but also by quality of lingering detachment.
Gallery Henoch artist Eric Zener's
photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on...
Green Pink Caviar is a collection of
photorealistic paintings and graphic photographs.
Known for
her photorealistic paintings, artist Jessica Hess executes technically astounding graffiti landscapes, here, a lively, colorful mural beside a road.