genesis many believe photorealism was essentially a reaction to minimalism evolvement from pop art...
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All About Photorealism
By: Siba Khalife
Genesis
Many believe photorealism was essentially a reaction to minimalism
Evolvement from pop art
The movement started in the late 1960s & was at it’s peak in the 1970s
Movement Founders : Richard Estes, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Denis Peterson
Examples
Leslie/Watercolor Chuck Close, 1972-1973. watercolor on paper on canvas, 72-1/2 x 57" (184.2 x 144.8 cm).
“Tattoo” Robert Cottingham ,1971 oil on canvas, 78 x 78 1/8 inches (198.2 x 198.4 cm)
More about it
Influenced by photography rather than the human sights
Incorporated mundane everyday scenes and average looking people
Techniques used include projecting the picture onto the canvas and copying it instead of drawing it by hand
Extreme attention to detail and an almost mathematical approach
Pop art to Photorealism
Was influenced by how pop art challenged what should be or shouldn’t be a worthy subject for an art piece
Also influenced by photography
Chuck Close
Linda, 1975, Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84 in. Chuck Close, 2007
Duane Hanson
Duane Hanson,Tourists II 1988fibreglass and mixed media, with accessories
bibliography
http://www.mashada.imara.de/superrealism.php
https://copiedyetcreative.wordpress.com/history-of-photorealism/
http://www.pacegallery.com/artists/80/chuck-close