27 Unbelievable Works Of Art You’ll Think Are Photographs
There’s nothing more mind-blowing than looking at hyperrealistic works of art, the high detail, technique and color scheme needs to be 100% accurate in order to look like a high resolution photograph.
Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is considered an advancement of Photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures.
The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that has developed since the early 2000s.
These 27 Unbelievable Works Of Art You’ll Think Are Photographs showcase some of the best hyperrealistic works of art around today!
2. Paul Cadden – Small drawing pencil on paper
3. Kamalky Laureano – Acrylic on canvas
4. Gregory Thielker – Oil on canvas
5. Lee Price – Oil on linen
6. Ben Weiner – Paintings of paint
7. Ron Mueck – Sculpture, mixed materials
Photo © Thomas Salva
Photo © Gautier Deblonde
8. Kim Ji-hoon – Pencil
9. Christina K – Drawing on tinted brown paper
10. Ray Hare – Acrylic painting on canvas
11. Daisy – Charcoal
12. Alyssa Monks – Oil on linen
13. Pedro Campos – Oil on canvas
14. Dirk Dzimirsky – Graphite on paper
15. Thomas Arvid – Limited edition Giclée on canvas
16. Rafal Bujnowski – Black and white paint
“Bujnowski painted a photo-realistic self-portrait in black and white, had it photographed and enclosed the picture as his official photo in the U.S.A. visa application form. The consulate workers failed to notice the manipulation and, eventually, the artist received a passport with a replica of his own painting.â€
17. Paul Cadden – Pencil on paper
18. Robin Eley – Oil on Belgian linen
19. Samuel Silva – Ballpoint pen
20. Gottfried Helnwein – Oil and acrylic on canvas
21. Franco Clun – Pencils on watercolor paper
22. Kelvin Okafor – Graphite pencils
23. Amy Robins – Colored pencil on cartridge paper
Based on a photograph by Benoit Pallé
24. Mike Bayne – Oil on wood panel
25. Robert Longo – Charcoal on mounted paper
26. Diego Fazio – Charcoal pencil
27. Bryan Drury – Oil on wood
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