For those of you who actually learned how to do this, I commend you!
Several years ago, I met the inventor of the term ”Hyperrealism, Denis Peterson, one of the pioneers of the art form. We were admirers of each other’s work- I think the connecting point was that my street photography and (photo manipulation art) used similar subject matter and perspectives. This is his website with several examples of his work:
Denis Peterson was one of the first Photorealists to emerge in New York. His hyperealist paintings are sought by collectors worldwide.
www.denispeterson.com
As you brothers were speaking about this kind of work being static and boring and lacking soul beyond the photorealistic aspect (which I agree with with a lot of the examples provided here), I thought of Denis‘ work.
The two things that differentiate and separate his from being mundane is that he is a good street and editorial photographer who looks to depict social statements and consciousness in his work and therein lies the “soul”. His pieces tell stories. He works off of the photos he takes, but adds or removes a thing here and there to accentuate those stories.
Check out the descriptions of the paintings when you visit the site. It’s interesting stuff.
www.domestika.org
