Marco Grassi’s hyper-realistic paintings

[JohnMcafee]

WOW!

[Graysalchemy]

They are truly amazing, though I often wonder why people paint hyper realism when they just look like a photo, but then again its because he can that he probably does it.

[Framie]

wow

[Jamesnkr]

They are truly amazing, though I often wonder why people paint hyper realism when they just look like a photo.

It's very interesting isn't it. Impressionism began in the 1860s. Photography began to get properly underway in the 1850s. I have long thought that the two events were interconnected; although I've never read anybody putting it out as a theory I'm sure somebody must. By the twentieth century, realistic painting was only widely encountered in architectural perspectives drawn for as-yet unbuilt buildings - which are themselves impressions.

[johnwphotography]

I hadn't come across these. They look fantastic. By contrast many recent photographic portraits I see all are spoilt by poor photoshop work on the eyes losing the spherical aspect, and lack of understanding of light resulting in" hypophotorealism".

[Roboframer]

Just think, Picasso, Van Gough, Renoir, Hockney - couldn't do that and Emin would probably charge/earn more for a stick man that you or I could do.

The one with the lace top - looks like her head has twisted round looking over her back, to me.

[IFGL]

The title of that is The one shouldered woman, she lost the other in a chip pan fire, poor lass.

[Roboframer]

Bottom line is, as good as it is, it's not right!