All Blog Posts Tagged 'Hyper-Realistic' (10)

Cristina Penescu's animal artwork looks so realistic, it's really easy to mistake them for photographs. What's even more unbelievable is that the Romanian is self-educated and has no formal training.



"My love for art and nature began during early childhood," says Penescu. "Throughout my youth I possessed a strong fascination with the scientific and natural world… Continue

If you thought that hyper-realistic paintings always seemed a bit dry and uninteresting, then perhaps you haven't seen these works by Jeff Ramirez. The Los Angeles-based artist keeps his subject matters fresh, making his pieces feel alive and relevant. Currently, you can see some of Ramirez's work along with those by other realist painters, like Aaron Nagel and Jennifer… Continue

Growing up in a small, rural northern Ontario mining town called Atikokan, Adam Makarenko wasn't your typical city boy. In fact, he was far from it. "I grew up in the wilderness, so nature is deeply rooted inside of me," he says. Take a look at his miniature dioramas and you'll notice how his past influences his present work. Makarenko meticulously constructs nature scenes by sculpting each… Continue

After being completely amazed by Alan Wolfson's hyper-realistic Canal Street scene, I knew I had to get in touch with him. Though the Q&A section on his website is quite thorough, I still had some lingering questions. Wolfson was… Continue

When we first wrote about Alexa Meade, we knew her mind-blowing art would generate buzz. In fact, as one of our most popular posts of all time, Hyper-Realistic Acrylic Body Painting was seen by over 350,000 people on My Modern Met alone. What set it apart?



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Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas. But not Meade - she applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting!



Meade is an installation artist based in the Washington, DC area. Her innovative use of paint on the three dimensional surfaces of found objects, live models,…

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The way Italian sculptor Carmelo Leone molded this hyper-realistic snail from polychrome clay is truly amazing. After staring at this piece for awhile now, it's still hard for me to believe that this snail isn't real.



Carmelo Leone is a self-taught artist who was born in Lecce, Italy in 1954. As stated on his website, "he connotes objects of daily use…

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Finnish fine art photographer Susanna Majur plays tricks on my mind - and I'm totally loving it! Her fascinating images feature human beings interacting with mother nature and her animals, yet the hyper-realistic scenes are fantastically underwater!



Majuri graduated from the Turku Arts Academy in 2004 and has an M.A. in photography from the University of Art… Continue

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this set featuring hyper-realistic typographic portraits, that phrase is literally true.



It's fascinating to see which words artists chose to construct the eyes, nose, and ears of their subjects. As we lean in to take a closer look, we find a deeper meaning though the text, as if we are reading their…

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When done properly, body painting is one of the most fascinating types of art forms. If you look closely at the picture above, you'll notice that the leopard's eyes, cheeks, and chin have been painted on the floor. The back of a female volunteer forms the rest of its face, with her bottom used as the big cat's nose and upper lip.



Born and Raised in New…

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