Photorealism

Taj Kooner and Miranda Toal

What is Photorealism?

Paintings that appear to be

photos

Coined by Louis K. Meisel

Considered an originator if fell

into a certain defintion

Origin

Counter Abstract Expressionism/ Minimalist art movements

Evolved from Pop Art but still different

Started in late 1960s and early 1970s in the US

Criticism

Some say they are not art

Considered masterful copying

Admitting to the use of

photographs

Style and Technique

Painting cannot exist without photo

Change and movement frozen in time

Artists can use a projector, the grid

method, or transfer paper

Paintings are usually very large

Usually done in oil or acrylic paint

Can be airbrushed or painted by hand

What is Painted?

Common objects or scenery

Landscapes, urban areas,

portraits, and still life's

Many artists wanted to capture

the “American way of life”

Artist

First generation of American

Artists include Richard Estes,

Ralph Goings, Chuck Close,

Charles Bell, Audrey Flack, Don

Eddy, Robert Bechtle, and Tom

Blackwell

Richard Estes

Paintings capture sites of American popular

culture

Early 1960s-Paintings focus on New York

street scenes

Late 1960s- Paintings changed direction,

also started to paint panoramic views

Painted major cityscapes. Always in daylight

and litter free.

Telephone Booths 1968

Downtown 1978

Broadway and 68th St. 2012

Machapuchare 2009

Accademia, Venice 1980

Duane Hanson

Subjects are usually everyday, middle class

American people

Chose models carefully

Adds precise detail

making figural casts using fiberglass and vinyl.

While his early works dealt with physical violence

or social issues, his later work seems to portray

passive, isolated figures as victims of society and

negative values.

Motorcycle Accident 1967

Tourists II 1988

Young Shopper 1973

Queenie II 1988

Known for his huge portrait art and self portraits

In 1970, Close had his first solo-exhibition

Close has devoted himself to the study of one single

subject - the human face

Initially he worked exclusively in black and white,

but after 1970 switched to color.

Suffered a damaged spinal blood vessel in 1988,

which left him severely paralyzed.

Chuck Close

Phil 1969

Keith 1970

Mark 1978-1979

Self Portrait 1997

Don Eddy His images from 1970 to 1972 revolve around the

shapes and surfaces of cars.

1972, Eddy started painting everyday objects

through plate-glass storefronts.

In the 1980s, his work was more object oriented

He utilizes the airbrush painting and thousands of

dots of color.

Don Eddy uses multiple images for his paintings

Two Volkswagens, 1971

Bumper Section VI 1970

Gorevic Silver I, 1975-76

Dreamreader's Harvest I, 1989

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