2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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

6. Chuck CloseChuck Close Linda, 1975, Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84 in. Chuck Close, 2007

7. Duane HansonDuane Hanson Duane Hanson,Tourists II 1988 fibreglass and mixed media, with accessories

8. bibliography  http://www.mashada.imara.de/superrealism.php http://www.mashada.imara.de/superrealism.php  https://copiedyetcreative.wordpress.com/history-of- photorealism/ https://copiedyetcreative.wordpress.com/history-of- photorealism/  http://www.pacegallery.com/artists/80/chuck-close http://www.pacegallery.com/artists/80/chuck-close