#hyper-realism

This guy tapes a piece of paper to a tree then proceeds to perform a disappearing act with his insanely realistic painting.

It is unbelievable to me, the level of talent some people have, while others, like myself, have none.

Incredible Hyper-Realistic Pencil Artworks By Joshua Dansby

Joshua uses tools like pencils and pastel pencils to achieve a dreamlike look that blurs the line between fantasy and reality. It can take him anywhere between 5 to over 40 hours to finish just one design.

Niels Strøbæk (b. Oct. 14, 1944) is a Danish hyper-realist painter who does landscapes, portraits and still life paintings in a style inspired by the trompe-l’œil techniques of the 17th C.

A Trick of the Eye

Trompe l’Oeil Masterpieces

Eckhard Hollmann, Jürgen Tesch

Prestel, Munich Berlin London New York 2004, 96 pages,  24.5 x 31 cm, ISBN  978-3791331638

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From its eye-popping cover to the last page, this collection of optical illusion, hyper-realism, and visual puns is a fun and fascinating exploration of five centuries of trompe l'oeil painting. Each of the forty paintings in this book is presented twice - a first glimpse of the painting captures one reality, and then a subsequent view reveals the visual deception within. In this way readers are introduced to some of the tricks artists have skillfully and playfully deployed over the years to manipulate spatial perception. A Trick of the Eye includes examples of trompe l'oeil from Renaissance masters such as van Eyck and Veronese to modern works by Rene Magritte and Duane Hanson, among many others. Engaging texts describe each work, but the real magic is in the illustrations, which offer an intriguing visual experience.  The covers of the book are particularly attractive. The front is entirely taken up with "Escape from Criticism," an 1874 painting of a picture in a frame; the frame is exactly the size of the book, and emerging from it is a boy, with a surprised look as if he is coming to life out of his oil painting. The back of the book is "Reversed Painting" of 1670, showing the wooden frame of a canvas, with tacks and even an auction number on it.

02/04/22

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