Superrealism Superrealism or photorealism was a movement that

Superrealism

Superrealism (or photorealism) was a movement that recreated in two dimensions the look of photographs and in three dimensions used casting to achieve the utmost fidelity to reality. Superrealism also known as Hyper-realism, is an Art movement that began around 1960’s. In which sculptures, paintings, or drawings resemble extreme realism ( or a photographed look).

The idea of superrealism - The movement began in 1960’s when pop art became popular. They weren’t fond of the lack of skill in abstract impressionism. So they went back to the basic art skills of detail and gridding. This way they created photorealism/superrealism The idea was to show what was real and what was unreal. To use no emotion.

Gridding The grid method is an inexpensive, low-tech way to reproduce and/or enlarge an image that you want to paint or draw. . In a nutshell, the grid method involves drawing a grid over your reference photo, and then drawing a grid of equal ratio on your work surface.

Art elements in superrealism The objects and scenes in Superrealism paintings are detailed to create the illusion of a new reality that does not exist in the original photo. Art elements used to create superrealism are: Textures, surfaces, lighting effects and shadows, they are often painted to appear clearer and more distinct than the reference photo or even the actual subject. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SXq 38__LDj. I

Oil painting He creates his paintings from photographs He references his paintings as historical He’s known to be one of the best painters in superrealism Richard Estes, Jones Diner

This was done in 1967 Self portrait of himself Is one of the most known artists of the superrealism movement. He's been doing art since the 1960’s and has completed 80 artworks over the past 50 years. He starts with a photograph of who ever he is drawing and transfers it into a grid to create his large portraits Self Portrait, Chuck Close

Created in 1978 Still life (Artwork depicting inanimate subject matter) Watercolor and graphite on paper Ralph Goings: Well known for his very detailed drawings of hamburger stands, pick up trucks, and California banks. Flowered Table Top, Ralph Goings

Created through 1977 -1978 Oil over acrylic on canvas Shows the passing of time and no matter how much we dress ourselves and take care of ourselves, were all going to die and go on. The tarot card and dice show our attempt to see the future Audrey Flack: Her art pioneered photorealism and she sculpts, paints, and takes photos. Wheel of Fortune, Audrey Flack

1981 Oil on canvas Alameda Chrysler, Robert Bechtle