PAINT: First Painting, Hyperrealism

Create a Macro Hyperrealistic Watercolor painting of a small object like some keys, a ring, or a pair of glasses. 

Follow these steps:

1) choose object

2) practice drawing at least 3X in your sketchbook

3) choose the best composition

4) lightly draw the outlines on a piece of watercolor paper

5) carefully paint only the background space

6) finally, paint your subject

PAINTING NOTES- Hyperrealism

• Photorealism, 1960s/70's
• Rebelled against abstract art of the 50's and conceptual art of the 50's&60's (abstract expressionism, formalism, minimalism, op art, & pop art)
• Straight forward, objective, mundane, banal, genre, every-day-life

• Hyperrealism, 1990's/2000's
• Socially Conscious, culture/politics/issues
• Emotive; Invocative/Evocative/Provocative
• Encourages viewrs to become voyeurs on situations that may make them feel uncomfortable

Hyperrealists Painters

• Audrey Flack (b.1931)
• Chuck Close (b.1940)
• Richard Estes (b.1936)
• Denis Peterson (b.1945)
• Gottried Helnwein

Hyperrealists Sculptors

• Ron Mueck (b.1958)
• Duane Hanson (1925-1996)