This guy can draw

[BlasterBates]

The techniques he uses are identical to the renowned artists before photography, when their aim was the same as photography.

Excellent, if I were him I would be trying my hand at some more creative surrealism. He could make a lot of money if he could get the hang of it.

A bit like being a technically good musician and then doing your own stuff.

[BlasterBates]

Actually! The Mona Lisa was one of a number of paintings by the Da Vinci studio! So who is to say which one was the original!!!

The real Mona Lisa? Prado museum finds Leonardo da Vinci pupil's take | Art and design | The Guardian

ooh that's interesting so basically the Mona Lisa was a class painting exercise, she came in and Da Vinci used it as a teaching exercise..

[Bagpuss]

The techniques he uses are identical to the renowned artists before photography, when their aim was the same as photography.

Not true at all...

Photorealist painting cannot exist without the photograph. In Photorealism, change and movement must be frozen in time which must then be accurately represented by the artist. Photorealists gather their imagery and information with the camera and photograph. Once the photograph is developed (usually onto a photographic slide) the artist will systematically transfer the image from the photographic slide onto canvases. Usually this is done either by projecting the slide onto the canvas. The resulting images are often direct copies of the original photograph but are usually larger than the original photograph or slide. This results in the photorealist style being tight and precise, often with an emphasis on imagery that requires a high level of technical prowess and virtuosity to simulate, such as reflections in specular surfaces and the geometric rigor of man-made environs.


Not taking anything away from the skill of this guy but you have to ask why he doesn't spend his time doing something more creative than photocopying.

[Scrag Meister]

Not true at all...

Photorealist painting cannot exist without the photograph. In Photorealism, change and movement must be frozen in time which must then be accurately represented by the artist. Photorealists gather their imagery and information with the camera and photograph. Once the photograph is developed (usually onto a photographic slide) the artist will systematically transfer the image from the photographic slide onto canvases. Usually this is done either by projecting the slide onto the canvas. The resulting images are often direct copies of the original photograph but are usually larger than the original photograph or slide. This results in the photorealist style being tight and precise, often with an emphasis on imagery that requires a high level of technical prowess and virtuosity to simulate, such as reflections in specular surfaces and the geometric rigor of man-made environs.


Not taking anything away from the skill of this guy but you have to ask why he doesn't spend his time doing something more creative than photocopying.

Source : Photorealism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Bagpuss]

Source : Photorealism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yep that's where it's from as I couldn't remember all the details since I was trained. It can also be done using tracing paper. The main point is it isn't done freehand, whereas pre camera it had to be. They couldn't put tracing paper on someone's face or project them onto the canvas, there was a creative process involved, an interpretation from subject to medium. The interpretation becomes the art and indeed sometimes becomes a movement e.g. impressionism.

[d000hg]

Not taking anything away from the skill of this guy but you have to ask why he doesn't spend his time doing something more creative than photocopying.

Because people like what he makes, and he likes doing it?

[Bagpuss]

Because people like what he makes, and he likes doing it?

Some people like going to church it's doesn't mean it isn't a waste of time.

[BlasterBates]

Yes but the photorealism isn't just copying that anyone can do, otherwise the artists would be unknown. The point is some artists do it better than others and if they do it well they get recognition. What this guy is soing is "hyperrealism" the new form of photorealism which takes it to extremes i.e. drawing with even more detail, i.e. the cigarette smoke, drops of water and so on.

When you look at some of the older work, which is famous, it doesn't compare to the detail this guy does.

It would strike me that this guy has taken it to a higher level and deserves as much recognition as the older artists that were doing this in the 50's and 60's.

[EternalOptimist]

I liked it.

It's better than Tracy Emins tent at any rate

[norrahe]

I liked it.

It's better than Tracy Emins tent at any rate

One clientco I worked at had some of her stick drawings, dear god, what a waste of money. A one year old could draw better.