Monday, August 19, 2013

Monday Morning Museum: Photorealism


Photorealism – From the 1960s to the 1970s
Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using cameras and photographs to gather visual information and then from this creating a painting that appears to be photographic. The term is primarily applied to paintings from the United States art movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s.” – Wikipedia.org

In addition to Richard Estes (see art example below), others practitioners of Photorealism are Chuck Close and Audrey Flack.

Paris Street Scene, 1972 by Richard Estes (1932-Present)


Last Monday’s Art – Op Art
Next Monday’s Art – Pointillism

Top of post: “Photorealism” graphic created by Adrean Darce Brent
Below: “Monday Morning Museum” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent

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