Hyper-realism, generally speaking of hyper-realism, including sculpture and painting, is characterized by the pursuit of realism, which is what we call "like", the more it can be as realistic as high-definition photos, the more it can represent the artist's creative level.
Nowadays, photographic equipment and smart devices for taking pictures have developed to be very advanced, enough to easily obtain a high-definition photography photo, so is there still a need for hyper-realistic painting? It can be said that the pursuit of photographic feeling is one of the artistic goals pursued by many hyper-realistic artists.
However, there are also some artists who not only pursue realism, but also the hyper-realism of the ultimate details, and do not portray the smallest details of the characters or objects, and never give up. A hyper-realistic painting, painted to the point where the photographs are all compared, is not impossible.
Therefore, high-definition photographic photos may not be as real, shocking and incredible as the hyperrealistic works painted, which is the charm of hyperrealistic painting. How realistic can a hyperrealist artist paint a painting to the extent of realism? Today, Xiao Dai will introduce you to an artist from Poland, Damian Lejoszest, whose ultra-realistic portrait of the person is painted to the extreme, when the model stands next to the finished painting, the real person is compared with the character in the painting, and there is no difference.
Damian Lejoszest has been very persistent in painting since childhood, and his hyper-realistic paintings are good at capturing everyone's personality, whether it is facial features, clothing or accessories. In addition, in order to take the portrait to the extreme, the artist also studied visual biology, psychology and physiology, and strived to be able to read the inner world of each person through the eyes of the model, so as to express it in his own paintings.
So in this artist's paintings, we see not only the restoration of the models, but also the portrayal of their personalities and emotions, which shows the characters to a deeper level, which is also impossible for high-definition cameras.
In order to let the audience see their keen observation of details, Damian Lehoszest will have models stand next to their own portraits after painting a work, one is to satisfy people's critical eyes, and the artist also hopes to intuitively obtain what is lacking in his work or what needs to be improved through the audience's reaction.
If you do one thing to the extreme, you will definitely achieve something, and then let's enjoy the incredible hyper-realistic oil paintings created by this admirable hyperrealist painter.