Category: Realism
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A New Octopus Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye
Artist Keng Lye recently completed a new painting that blends sculpture and layers of acrylic paint to create this near lifelike red octopus. Lye often uses an egg shell to form the body of his cephalopods which then merges seamlessly with alternating layers of resin and acrylic to create an incredible sense of depth and dimensions. …
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A Monumental 11-Acre Realistic Portrait in Ireland
Unveiled several days ago in Belfast, Northern Ireland as part of the Belfast Festival, WISH is the latest public art project by Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, known for his monumentally scaled portraits in public spaces. The image depicted is of an anonymous Belfast girl and is so large it can only be viewed from the highest points in Belfast…
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29 Stunning Works Of Art You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photographs
There’s not much we can say about these stunning PAINTINGS, so we’ll let the art do all the talking. These incredible works of art will have you questioning your eyes. 1. Omar Ortiz – Oil on linen omarortiz.wordpress.com / Via artlandian.com omarortiz.wordpress.com / Via artlandian.com 2. Paul Cadden – Small drawing pencil on paper paulcadden.com facebook.com 3. Kamalky Laureano – Acrylic on canvas kamalkylaureano.carbonmade.com /…
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Amazingly Realistic Color Drawings of Everyday Objects by Marcello Barenghi
YouTube and Instagram is abuzz with Italian artist Marcello Barenghi‘s incredibly realistic drawings of everyday objects. They’re so good, that at first glance you might think you were looking at a photo. Here are some of our favorites, but be sure to check out Marcello’s work on Instagram and his YouTube channel where he documents the process of almost…
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Fallen Princesses: When The Happily-Ever-After Doesn’t Happen
One of the nicest childhood memories is how every fairy-tale we heard would always end in words “and they lived happily ever after”. But what if these fairy-tales were continued past this line, and we could learn what actually happened to the beautiful princesses and their knights? Photographer Dina Goldstein imagines what their lives could have…
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Melting Ceramics by Livia Marin
When dropping a ceramic plate or cup we’ve all braced for the familiar sound of impact as the object explodes into a multitude of sharp fragments on the kitchen floor. Artist Livia Marin imagines a wholly different demise for ceramic bowls, cups and tea pots in this series of work titled Nomad Patterns. Inexplicably, each piece seems to…
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Taking hyper-realism to the next level
We’ve showcased a number of seriously talented hyper-realistic painters in the past, but have just been introduced to one who has stopped us dead in our tracks. We cannot find words to describe the amazing talents of Italian artist Emanuele Dascanio, so we’ve chosen some of our favorite images from his most recent body of…
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Hyperrealistic Rainy Winter Windshield Drawings by Elizabeth Patterson
As the Southern Hemisphere shivers through Winter, we thought we’d showcase the fascinating works of artist Elizabeth Patterson who has challenged herself to recreate the absurdly complex formation of water droplets on rain-streaked windshields. Her ongoing series titled Rainscapes blends drawing, hyperrealism, and traditional landscape techniques resulting in images that can be seen as both real and abstract. Patterson…