Hyperrealism – Artworks that look realer than the original image 2
So what are the differences between hyperrealism and photorealism? Here are the most important.
- Photorealism is the rendering, in art, of images that we encounter in our normal day-to-day life in such an exact manner that we would mistake the artwork for the reference photograph.
America’s Favourite (1989) by Ralph Goings : Photorealism
On the other hand, Hyperrealism, despite relying heavily on photographs as a reference source, takes things a step further by creating art that contains a certain amount of emotion/narrative.
Hyperrealistic painting by Marco Grassi
- Photorealism preceded Hyperrealism. Even though both originated in the U.S, Photorealism started in the 60s and had its roots in Pop and Minimalism while Hyperrealism started about a decade after as an offshoot of Photorealism.
(The term “Hyperrealism” was coined by Isy Brachot. It was the title of an art exhibition at his gallery in Belgium).
- While photorealists aim to reproduce the reference photograph exactly as it appears, hyperrealists look to add a little something different to their art, by incorporating an element that might not be present in reality. The end-result of hyperrealism is a beautiful rendering of reality, but with a fresh layer of creativity.
With these few points of ours, we hope we have been able to convince you and not confuse you, lol sorry..well, we hope you appreciate the differences between Photorealism and her more creative cousin a little better now.
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