What is hyperrealism?

Hyperrealism (), also known as high realism and photorealism, is a school of painting and sculpture. The style is similar to high-resolution photos. Hyperrealism can be seen as the development of Photorealism. Since the early 2000s, the term has evolved into an independent art movement and style in the United States and Europe, and has gradually developed. The works of hyperrealistic artists pay more attention to the details and subtle changes of the works. However, hyperrealist paintings and sculptures are not just strict interpretations of photos. On the contrary, they often make use of other, often subtle Painting elements are used to create the illusion of reality that does not actually exist or cannot be seen by the human eye. In addition, they may include elements of emotional, social, cultural and political themes as visual extensions. This seems slightly different from photorealism. Hyperrealist painters and sculptors use some mechanical methods to transfer images to canvas or molds, including pre-drawings or rough drafts, as well as mold making, slides, projectors, and multimedia equipment to project the image intact onto canvas and the Internet. etc., the use of this technology is to ensure the impeccable accuracy of hyper-realistic works. Hyperrealist painters and sculptors require superb techniques and exquisite skills to simulate a "false" reality on a two-dimensional plane, so they often combine and make full use of photography. The subjects of his works include portraits, still lifes, landscapes, cityscapes and narrative scenes. Within the social and cultural context, these hyper-realistic works produce optically convincing illusions of reality.

Legend: American hyper-realistic painter Richar Estes hyper-realistic oil painting super-realistic oil painting American hyper-realistic painter Pedro Campos hyper-realistic oil painting super-realistic oil painting super-realistic oil painting super-realistic oil painting Zhou Song’s work partial hyper-realistic oil painting Zhou Song’s work Zhou Song (right) and his Hyper-realistic oil painting "Fish Head"