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, watercolor on paper on canvas, 72-1/2 x 57" (184.2 x cm). “Tattoo” Robert Cottingham,1971 oil on canvas, 78 x 78 1/8 inches (198.2 x cm)
More about itMore 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 PhotorealismPop 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 CloseChuck Close Linda, 1975, Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84 in. Chuck Close, 2007
Duane HansonDuane Hanson Duane Hanson,Tourists II 1988 fibreglass and mixed media, with accessories
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