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What is the difference between Hyperrealism and Photorealism?

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What is the difference between Hyperrealism and Photorealism?
The difference between Hyperrealism and Photorealism is the artist's approach to the subject. Like photographers, Photorealists separate themselves from their subjects and strive to keep emotions out of their work. Hyperrealists do the opposite, focusing on displaying how their subjects make them feel through how they portray them. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Photorealist and Hyperrealist art.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
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Moonshadows Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century Art
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Lif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Greek Beach Bliss, Handmade Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Swimming Body in Blue
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Greek Beach Bliss" is a cyanotype of a woman's feet in the fresh water of a sandy beach shore in Greece. Details: + Tit...
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2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Handmade Paper, Monotype

Intimate Perspective by Josephine Cardin Contemporary Fashion photography
Located in DE
Artist: Josephine Cardin Medium: Photography Limited edition of 30 “From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone k...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

Ian Hornak, Pastoral Landscape, circa 1971
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944–2002) Title: Pastoral Landscape Year: circa 1971 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 50 x 72 inches (127 x 182.88 cm) Condition: Well preserved, consistent with...
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1970s Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ian Hornak, Georgica Pond at Sunset, East Hampton, 1973
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944–2002) Title: Georgica Pond at Sunset, East Hampton Year: 1973 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 72 x 48 inches (182.88 x 121.92 cm) Condition: Well preserved,...
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1970s Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Richard Estes - Salzburg Cathedral photorealist silkscreen on paper Signed/N
Located in New York, NY
Richard Estes Salzburg Cathedral, 1983 Silkscreen in colors on Fabriano Cottone Pencil signed and numbered 248/250 on the front Silkscreen in colors on Fabriano Cottone, signed in pe...
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1980s Photorealist Interior Prints

Materials

Screen

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