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Faizan
Art is art and reality is reality. While art is often meant to depict reality, there is a broad line between the two and artistic impressions can at best imitate reality but never replace it. However, once in a while you may come across something that looks so real that you would snicker if someone said it's actually a sculpture! You doubt your eyes, question that your brain is playing tricks and have to actually touch it to believe it. And yet the incredulity refuses to go away.
This is what is known as hyper realistic art - it is characterized by ultra reality and actually blurs the line between art and reality. The level of precision and detail is such that the subject looks like a real and living object and has to be seen to be believed. The likeness to human figures is genuinely captivating. For instance, a casual person who chances upon Ron Mueck's sculpture of 'Two Women' can easily mistake it for two actual aged ladies standing together!
Apart from the realistic and striking qualities of these sculptures, some are presented in very unusual and imaginative ways. Some hyper realistic artists stick to the actual scale to replicate the reality while some prefer to play around with the scale (much larger or smaller) to draw gasps of excitement followed by rounds of applause.
Hyper realistic art is a lengthy process - it takes months and even years of inordinate patience and meticulous hard work as the artist carefully plans his artwork, labors over the sculpture and brings it to incredible reality. Artists use digital images, a range of drawings and multiple molds to give shape to their vision. It requires a great deal of technical prowess as well.
Every artist uses his own medium - some use a silicone mold, some apply fiberglass while some others favor polyester resin casts. Real hair, fabric and many other materials are employed to painstakingly craft the artistic sculptures. However, it's the idea behind the artwork that truly depicts the artist's creativity, much more than the actual sculpting, painting and finishing techniques used to bring the artwork to 'life'.
This is what is known as hyper realistic art - it is characterized by ultra reality and actually blurs the line between art and reality. The level of precision and detail is such that the subject looks like a real and living object and has to be seen to be believed. The likeness to human figures is genuinely captivating. For instance, a casual person who chances upon Ron Mueck's sculpture of 'Two Women' can easily mistake it for two actual aged ladies standing together!
Apart from the realistic and striking qualities of these sculptures, some are presented in very unusual and imaginative ways. Some hyper realistic artists stick to the actual scale to replicate the reality while some prefer to play around with the scale (much larger or smaller) to draw gasps of excitement followed by rounds of applause.
Hyper realistic art is a lengthy process - it takes months and even years of inordinate patience and meticulous hard work as the artist carefully plans his artwork, labors over the sculpture and brings it to incredible reality. Artists use digital images, a range of drawings and multiple molds to give shape to their vision. It requires a great deal of technical prowess as well.
Every artist uses his own medium - some use a silicone mold, some apply fiberglass while some others favor polyester resin casts. Real hair, fabric and many other materials are employed to painstakingly craft the artistic sculptures. However, it's the idea behind the artwork that truly depicts the artist's creativity, much more than the actual sculpting, painting and finishing techniques used to bring the artwork to 'life'.
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