Paul Cadden - hyper-realistic artist

Paul Cadden - hyper-realistic artist

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OzzyR1

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5,735 posts

233 months

Thursday 15th March 2012
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Apologies for the Daily Heil link but thought this worth sharing - this guy does various pencil drawings and is quite handy with it.












Info and more drawings here:


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115297/Pa...


Crease

583 posts

170 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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that is amazing!

hats off to that man!

Funk

26,293 posts

210 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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That's the first article worth reading in the DM that I've ever seen.

What an astonishing talent he has, those pics are amazing.

Edit: THIS is what art should be about. Not the pretentious crap they trot out in most galleries.

Edited by Funk on Sunday 18th March 15:51

mildmannered

1,231 posts

154 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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I think it should be banned, blatant glorifying the act of smoking...

Think of the children!

David87

6,659 posts

213 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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As someone who is a terrible drawer, that is even more incredible!

LukeBird

17,170 posts

210 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Incredible!

central

16,744 posts

218 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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I've always liked this guy -

http://www.adriansmart.co.uk/

essexplumber

7,751 posts

174 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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What a gift this man has. How much would one of his pieces go for?

MrV

2,748 posts

229 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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essexplumber said:
What a gift this man has. How much would one of his pieces go for?
Average is about 5k,that is for 3 months work though.

Steamer

13,860 posts

214 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Funk said:
Edit: THIS is what art should be about. Not the pretentious crap they trot out in most galleries.

Edited by Funk on Sunday 18th March 15:51
Yes its a skill - no, its not very creative.

Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.

vescaegg

25,549 posts

168 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Steamer said:
Yes its a skill - no, its not very creative.

Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.
And the fact it looked like a photo exhibition would make it all the more awesome that it wasn't!

chim

7,259 posts

178 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Steamer said:
Yes its a skill - no, its not very creative.

Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.
So tell me steamer, what is your idea of creative. I could happily spend an afternoon walking round a gallery looking at these pictures and marveling at the creative genius that can take a pencil and create images like these.

kentmotorcompany

2,471 posts

211 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Really amazing.

A friend of ours recently gave us a pencil drawing of our son as a gift which were pretty impressed with. She is not a professional, she does it as hobby when she has the spare time.

Bear in mind the photo of the drawing is not the best as it is framed and there is some reflection from the glass.




Steamer

13,860 posts

214 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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chim said:
Steamer said:
Yes its a skill - no, its not very creative.

Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.
So tell me steamer, what is your idea of creative. I could happily spend an afternoon walking round a gallery looking at these pictures and marveling at the creative genius that can take a pencil and create images like these.
Don't get me wrong here - he is a master with a pencil, and I love art / design in whatever form it takes.. although this for me does'nt really cover 'design' - its 'very realistically reproducing photographs'.

Vieste

10,532 posts

161 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Cool as it is but i see a line right side of his face (scar)

stephen300o

15,464 posts

229 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Incredible pictures, but can't see the point in making them so realistic to be mistaken for a photo.

Light n Hairy

529 posts

188 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Steamer said:
Don't get me wrong here - he is a master with a pencil, and I love art / design in whatever form it takes.. although this for me does'nt really cover 'design' - its 'very realistically reproducing photographs'.
Agree. It's something that one autistic kid at my shcool used to do all the time. It is a talent, borne of insane ability to scrutinise, concentrate, and stick to a gameplanm. But it's not imaginative, or conceptually groundbreaking.

I think this type of work became unfashionable in art ever since photography was invented- people no longer needed art to be representative of reality. But its nice to admire someone who still sticks to a plan and pursues it to make a statement.

DanDC5

18,800 posts

168 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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As someone who has the same skill at drawing as a monkey with pencil between it's toes, they are astounding! How is that even possible??

Webber3

1,228 posts

220 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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DanDC5 said:
As someone who has the same skill at drawing as a monkey with pencil between it's toes, they are astounding! How is that even possible??
Tracing paper biggrin

King Herald

23,501 posts

217 months

Sunday 18th March 2012
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Steamer said:
Yes its a skill - no, its not very creative.

Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.
My thoughts too. Why spend 5k on what could be done in 2 minutes, with a digital camera and printer. I was always taught (at primary school level) that drawing and painting should not be a 100% reproduction of the model, but an interpretation, so it at least looks like a painting or drawing.

This minutia detailed drawing sort of defeats the whole purpose, if you ask me.