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Since the ancient Greeks, realism has been aspired by Western art lovers, but during the late 1960s and '70s the popularity of highly-realistic drawings reached its peak. Thus, Photorealism and Hyperrealism were born. These perspective drawing genres are still popular, and some artists master their technique so successfully that it becomes hard to tell an oil painting or a pencil drawing from a photograph. Bored Panda collected some of the best examples of this cool art and made a stunning list for you to enjoy.
However, although often mixed, Photorealism differs from Hyperrealism in a couple of ways. Photorealists aim to reproduce an image using a different medium and distance themselves from adding emotion and intent into their realistic art. At the same time, hyperrealists want to insert narration and feelings into their work. The latter movement has its roots in the philosophy of Jean Baudrillard, "the simulation of something which never really existed." Now, scroll down and see for yourself if you can spot the differences between these two genres in the unique art list below.
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#1
Oil Painting By Nathan Walsh
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#2
Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio
#3
Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri
#4
Oil Paintings By Dennis Wojtkiewicz
#5
Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King
#6
Soft Pastel Finger Drawing By Zaria Forman
#7
Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio
#8
Oil Paintings By Robin Eley
Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
I kept scrolling up and down, trying to find the paintings. Then realized that these ARE the paintings. WOW
#9
Oil On Canvas By Young-sung Kim
#10
Oil Paintings By Luciano Ventrone
Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
I would have preferred fruit that was a little riper. lol - I just finished eating fruit for breakfast. Too hilarious.
#11
Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim
#12
Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio
#13
Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio
#14
Paintings On Board Of Wood By Ivan Hoo
#15
Oil Painting By Mike Dargas
#17
Pastel Painting By Rubén Belloso Adorna
#18
Finger Painting By Kyle Lambert
#20
Oil Painting By Reisha Perlmutter
#21
Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf
#22
Colored Pencil Eye By Jose Vergara
#23
Oil Paintings By Gregory Thielker
Isaac Joe (Joe) 8 years ago
You can buy this painting...or you can go for a drive in the rain :)
#24
Pencil Drawings By Paul Lung
#25
Oil Painting By Scott Fraser
#26
Ballpoint Pen Drawing By Samuel Silva
#28
Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King
#33
Pencil Drawing By 16-Year-Old Artist Shania Mcdonagh
Chris Hammock 3 years ago
I pray this artist lives a long time. I cannot imagine what they will produce one day. This person could change the world if they chose.
#35
Oil Painting By Adele Renault
#42
Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim
#43
Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini
#51
Watercolor Painting By Erich Christensen
#78
Acrylic Painting By Don Eddy
#80
Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
#81
Oil Painting By Robin Eley
#82
Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
Isaac Joe (Joe) 8 years ago
Slightly burnt on the underside but at least the yoke is still runny. ;)
#98
Graphite Pencil Drawing By Monica Lee
#100
Acrylic Painting By Bertrand Meniel
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What do you think ?
Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
So much talent is out there and these paintings make me realize how little of it I've seen!
Miklós Nagy 8 years ago
And then we got people who melt skittles in water and say "LOL I am artist nao XDXD"...
Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
So much talent is out there and these paintings make me realize how little of it I've seen!
Miklós Nagy 8 years ago
And then we got people who melt skittles in water and say "LOL I am artist nao XDXD"...
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