Category: Hyperreal

The Photorealistic Drawings of Nicole Rebbert

Succulent burgers, ripe cherries and other delicious foods. Then there are the movie characters from “Star Wars” to “Minions.” All of this illustrated by Nicole Rebbert who uses colored pencils, pen and marker on paper. The artist has a favorite subject matter: Loki, the archenemy of Thor (portrayed by actor Tom Hiddleston in the Marvel […]

The Alien, Floral Beauty of Patricia Piccinini’s New Works

Note: Contains images that may be considered graphic and disturbing to some readers. Patricia Piccinini is an Australia-based multimedia artist known for her large sculptures of fleshy hybrids that trouble the categories of human and animal, natural and unnatural. In the past year, she has created some astounding sculptures of alien-like flowers, titled “Bootflower,” “Metaflora […]

Dirk Dzimirsky’s Photorealistic Art Expresses His Concern with Water Torture

With the aim of making a political statement about torture methods such as waterboarding, German artist Dirk Dzimirsky began experimenting with water as a subject in his hyperrealistic art. While the final result looks less politically focused, Dzimirsky explains that it provided inspiration for his current direction. “The water stayed as an element in my […]

Deliciously Hyperreal Portraits by Mike Dargas

It’s no secret that German artist Mike Dargas can paint, but it is his portraits of models covered in syrup that really command attention. Dargas incorporates characteristics of photography, such as light reflections and shadows, into his extreme close-up oil paintings to create a level of intimacy and realism. This is one art series that […]

Eric Wert’s Beautiful Still Lifes of Fruit and Vegetables

Vibrant colored foods contrast against muted tapestry backgrounds. This is what we see in Eric Wert’s Flemish-inspired still lifes created with a palette of oil paintings and hyperrealist patience. An admirer and academic of fine arts, Wert has been exhibiting his work in numerous galleries in the US, and this year, has a group show […]

Hyperreal Portraits by Painter Daniel Sprick

From his studio in Denver, Colorado, Daniel Sprick paints his realistic portraits of various models. He sticks to a similar colour palette throughout, the same neutral shades of grey, cream and black appear continuously. The paintings on this page possess a hyperrealist eye for detail, but Sprick isn’t bound by this, as he experiments with […]