http://weburbanist.com/2009/10/22/faux-photography-43-stunning-super-realistic-works-of-art/ Urban Culture, Alternative Art and Wonders of the World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://weburbanist.com/2009/10/22/faux-photography-43-stunning-super-realistic-works-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-167233 World’s Strangest | Photo Realistic Works of Art Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:04:26 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=14336#comment-167233 [...] though, a select handful of artists are still keeping the spirit of accuracy alive, as evidenced in this Web Urbanist post featuring 43 super realistic artworks. It’s always interesting to see how different artists [...] [...] though, a select handful of artists are still keeping the spirit of accuracy alive, as evidenced in this Web Urbanist post featuring 43 super realistic artworks. It’s always interesting to see how different artists [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2009/10/22/faux-photography-43-stunning-super-realistic-works-of-art/comment-page-1/#comment-153737 Faux Photography: 55 More Amazingly Realistic Paintings | WebUrbanist Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:11:44 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=14336#comment-153737 [...] Photo-realistic art is really on its own level in the art world. While some may ask what the point is when taking a picture is so much easier, to these artists the point is obvious: painstakingly creating a tiny piece of fiction that looks good enough to be fact is a feat of artistic talent. Is it really possible for an artist to recreate reality so perfectly? It is, and it’s the specialty of the artists below. Their skill is so great that sometimes, you just have to double-check to make sure their paintings really aren’t photographs. [...] [...] Photo-realistic art is really on its own level in the art world. While some may ask what the point is when taking a picture is so much easier, to these artists the point is obvious: painstakingly creating a tiny piece of fiction that looks good enough to be fact is a feat of artistic talent. Is it really possible for an artist to recreate reality so perfectly? It is, and it’s the specialty of the artists below. Their skill is so great that sometimes, you just have to double-check to make sure their paintings really aren’t photographs. [...]

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