"PHOTOREALISM"

• Technique: Artists often use airbrushes and other tools to achieve a smooth, polished finish that mimics the clarity of photographs.

  

  A GNERAL DESCRIPTIVE IMAGE OF THE ART

• Subject Matter: Common themes include urban landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, often highlighting contemporary culture and consumerism.

• Scale: Many photorealistic works are created on a large scale, enhancing the impact of the detailed imagery.

• Origins: Photorealism developed as a response to Abstract Expressionism, seeking to reintroduce realism into art.

• Technological Integration: As digital tools and techniques evolve, photorealism may incorporate new media, such as digital painting and 3D modeling.

Notable Artists

• Richard Estes: Known for his urban scenes, he emphasized the relationship between painting and photography.

• Chuck Close: Famous for his large-scale portraits, he utilized a grid system to translate photographs into paintings.

• Audrey Flack: She modernized the vanitas theme by projecting slides of still-life arrangements onto canvases.

IT is an art movement that emerged in the late 1960s, characterized by highly detailed and realistic depictions based on photographs. Artists in this genre focus on meticulous techniques to create illusionistic images.