Llegamos a otra de las vanguardias del Siglo XX, el hiperrealismo. Esta, que para mi no es mas que una técnica, me es extremadamente aburrida porque todo nace de una foto y yo prefiero ver la foto que un cuadro que imita, a la perfección, una foto. Ahora, también diré que algunos artistas hiperrealistas si han tratado de añadirle algo de emoción a sus retratos y otros, como el australiano Ron Mueck, que esculpa figuras extremadamente desproporcionadas y hacen que la experiencia de observarlas sea un tanto mas interesante. Pero bueno, vosotros al vídeo que está bueno…
As we continue on through Art History, we visit another of the vanguards of he XX C. This one is, to me of course, extremely boring and I am referring to Hyperrealism, not today’s presentation, which is metarealism beyond all limits. The reason I say hyperrealism is boring is because I would rather look at a real photograph rather than a painting that is identical to a photograph. I would always go for the real thing. Now, I have to say that there are some hyper-realist artists that do find something interesting to actually paint, like an expression of an emotion in a portrait. And the grotesqueness of painting/sculpting a figure way beyond its normal proportions as is the case with Australian sculptor Ron Mueck, can be amusing, albeit minimally. But you guys, look at the video. It’s a good one…
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Gracias! 🙂
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😊 De nada, un placer y un saludo.
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I hadn’t heard the expression ‘Hyperrealism’ before, and I’m not even sure whether I’ve actually seen any of this stuff.. It’s an interesting phenomenon, but I have to generally agree with your sentiments Francesc, although there are bound to be exceptions 🙂
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Hyperrealism became popular in the late 60’s in the States, mostly with the work of American artists like Chuck Close and Denis Peterson, and then came those creepy sculptures of people. I remember seeing one at the Miami International Airport. It attracts attention but only for the weirdness. I really find that it is a technique and not a real genre and I get bored with it immediately. I would enjoy the photographs much more. Thank you Malc and all the best.
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You’re welcome Francesc – and thanks for another informative post
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yikes! but interesting
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For sure Beth, thank you!
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I agree that in painting realism there is an obvious lack of creativity as real leaves little room for anything creative. But the talent and technique to capture these images with such detail and light, I still find somewhat impressive. Great post and loved the music, my friend!
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Yes, there is definitely talent, but it is a technique that they use with the aid of projections on to the canvas, it’s not as difficult as one would imagine. Some create interesting portraits but painting cans of Coca-Cola in a grocery plastic bag? That says nothing to me. Thank you my friend. I guess since I did not like the images I opted for cooler music. LOL!
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I did not realize that they were projecting images onto the canvas. That seems so less talented. At least the music paid off!
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Yes, there are lots of tricks (or tools) that artists use, including tracing on to canvas and then filling in with paint. It takes work, no doubt, but that is all it is. All the best my friend.
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Not boring. Asinine.
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Asinine to the nth degree my friend. Thank you so much for the visit. I hope you are doing well and fine. All the best.
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Beautiful
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Thank you so much!
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