Thanks to the ancient Greeks the Western world has long strived to create realistic artwork, but it wasn’t until the 70’s that the popularity of almost photo realistic paintings reached its peak, making way for what we now call Photorealism and Hyperrealism. Still popular today many artists such as the ones you see below have spent years perfecting their techniques in their chosen mediums so that they’re able to create artworks so realistic you’d think they’re photographs.
The two main approaches to these artworks however, Photorealism and Hyperrealism share some differences. Whilst photorealism aims to literally recreate an object without emotion, hyperrealism aims to add emotion and explore a narrative.
1. Oil Paintings By Robin Eley
2. Oil Painting by Mike Dargas
3. Oil Painting by Nathan Walsh
4. Pastel Finger Drawing by Zaria Forman
5. Oil Painting by Oda and Kit King
6. Oil Painting by Pitoh
7. Coloured Pencil Drawing By Jose Vergara
9. Oil Painting by Dennis Wojtkiewicz
10. Pencil Drawings On Wood by Ivan Ho
11. Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio
12. Oil Paintings By Gregory Thielker
13. Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz
14. Charcoal and Graphite Drawing by Emanuele Dascanio
15. Pastel Drawing by Rubén Belloso Adorna
16. Oil On Canvas By Young-sung Kim
17. Acrylic Painting by Jason De Graaf
18. Pencil Drawings by Paul Lung
19. Oil Paintings by Kwangho Lee
20. Oil Painting by Reisha Perlmutter
21. Oil Painting by Omar Ortiz
22. Pen Drawings by CJ Hendry
23. Oil Painting by Adele Renault