Paul Cadden - hyper-realistic artist
Discussion
Steamer said:
Yes its a skill - no, its not very creative.
Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.
Disagree, gallery wouldn't look like a photography exhibition - unless you were standing a relatively long way away from the work, or you have poor eyesight. Your gallery would look like a photography exhibition.
Once you get up close, it's obvious they're drawings, making them perfect for galleries.
Photographs (of the drawings of photographs!) don't really do them justice as an art form.
Some images maybe NSFW:
http://www.juanfranciscocasas.com/en/galeria
The guy linked above has been doing something very similar for a while because I think he and PC use an almost identical process. My guess at what's happening is, a very high res, very good photo is taken, opened in PS, and knocked back to about 7-10% transparency (at a guess).
The resulting faint image is printed out (very) large format (ie, 'A0'+ sort of sizes) and the pencil or ink (depending which artist, the guy linked above uses ballpoint) is basically rendered on top of the faint printed image.
So it's basically, as another poster pointed out, a trace of sorts - drawing on top of a manipulated photo, in my opinion.
http://www.juanfranciscocasas.com/en/galeria
The guy linked above has been doing something very similar for a while because I think he and PC use an almost identical process. My guess at what's happening is, a very high res, very good photo is taken, opened in PS, and knocked back to about 7-10% transparency (at a guess).
The resulting faint image is printed out (very) large format (ie, 'A0'+ sort of sizes) and the pencil or ink (depending which artist, the guy linked above uses ballpoint) is basically rendered on top of the faint printed image.
So it's basically, as another poster pointed out, a trace of sorts - drawing on top of a manipulated photo, in my opinion.
King Herald said:
How much closer do you need to get then, to see this is a pencil drawing, not a photo? 
It is even out of focus in places.
Some of his work is 60 inches wide, if it's anything like other hyper-realistic work I've seen, that photograph doesn't come close to showing the work that goes into it. It is even out of focus in places.Blow it up again three, four, five times and then see what it looks like... (obviously you can't, but you get the picture).
Staggering amount of talent. I appreciate it's not for all, but it's something very few people can do to such a high standard. Plus there's nothing to say he doesn't dabble in other art forms, he's certainly not lacking in skill.
Edited by pthelazyjourno on Monday 19th March 13:41
I think artists should have to prove themselves to have an ability to accurately recreate real life things/people etc to begin with.
How can they ever progress to doing creative interpretations of things, if they can't even accurately place what's on their mind onto canvas?
you have to be able to draw a thing before you can draw an interpretation of a thing.
still, better luck to off-the-wall d
head "artists" if they can get away with relieving idiot customers of their obviously-not-hard-earned cash. I despise the kind of clowns that look at junk "art" and read ridiculous meanings into it that the artist likely never even thought of.
Surely these clowns must be brought back to earth every time they're asked to draw something simple, yet can't.
How can they ever progress to doing creative interpretations of things, if they can't even accurately place what's on their mind onto canvas?
you have to be able to draw a thing before you can draw an interpretation of a thing.
still, better luck to off-the-wall d
head "artists" if they can get away with relieving idiot customers of their obviously-not-hard-earned cash. I despise the kind of clowns that look at junk "art" and read ridiculous meanings into it that the artist likely never even thought of.Surely these clowns must be brought back to earth every time they're asked to draw something simple, yet can't.
For those saying this is not creative enough or arty enough
Yip, brilliant, what an artist, really incredible. This tracy woman has creative talent beyond anything i could put together.......no wait......I actually put this together every day of my teenage life, its complete st and I will take the below every-time, this is something I could never achieve, its a talent that I and the vast majority of others can not come close to ever having. The above on the other hand is a complete joke and makes the entire art scene look like nothing more than pretentious bullst.
Edited to include the complete and utter shyte that accompanies this picture in way of explanation.
A consummate storyteller, Tracey Emin engages the viewer with her candid exploration of universal emotions. Well-known for her confessional art, Tracey Emin reveals intimate details from her life to engage the viewer with her expressions of universal emotions. Her ability to integrate her work and personal life enables Emin to establish an intimacy with the viewer.
Tracey shows us her own bed, in all its embarrassing glory. Empty booze bottles, fag butts, stained sheets, worn panties: the bloody aftermath of a nervous breakdown. By presenting her bed as art, Tracey Emin shares her most personal space, revealing she’s as insecure and imperfect as the rest of the world
Yip, brilliant, what an artist, really incredible. This tracy woman has creative talent beyond anything i could put together.......no wait......I actually put this together every day of my teenage life, its complete s
t and I will take the below every-time, this is something I could never achieve, its a talent that I and the vast majority of others can not come close to ever having. The above on the other hand is a complete joke and makes the entire art scene look like nothing more than pretentious bullst.Edited to include the complete and utter shyte that accompanies this picture in way of explanation.
A consummate storyteller, Tracey Emin engages the viewer with her candid exploration of universal emotions. Well-known for her confessional art, Tracey Emin reveals intimate details from her life to engage the viewer with her expressions of universal emotions. Her ability to integrate her work and personal life enables Emin to establish an intimacy with the viewer.
Tracey shows us her own bed, in all its embarrassing glory. Empty booze bottles, fag butts, stained sheets, worn panties: the bloody aftermath of a nervous breakdown. By presenting her bed as art, Tracey Emin shares her most personal space, revealing she’s as insecure and imperfect as the rest of the world
Edited by chim on Monday 19th March 21:59
Steamer said:
Yes - but everybody knows Emin's bed, or tent.. who's this chap that does the pencil copies?
How you quantify creativity is as subjective as art its self.. If you luck at creativity in terms of notoriety, success and public reaction, I'd say Tracy hit the nail on the head.
Emin though attracts very negative attention to the art world and greatly damages its image. You could almost guarantee that 90% of the public view her work negatively (this is the polite version). Given that the art world is very much public funding dependent and given the impression that idiots like Emin create this is not good for Art world.How you quantify creativity is as subjective as art its self.. If you luck at creativity in terms of notoriety, success and public reaction, I'd say Tracy hit the nail on the head.
This guy on the other will garner nothing but respect for his obvious talent.
Steamer said:
Yes - but everybody knows Emin's bed, or tent.. who's this chap that does the pencil copies?
How you quantify creativity is as subjective as art its self.. If you luck at creativity in terms of notoriety, success and public reaction, I'd say Tracy hit the nail on the head.
Emin's bed is not art. she, or her agent, has taken an everyday, common scene and used words to create bafflement to most folk and taken the piss/cash from the rest.How you quantify creativity is as subjective as art its self.. If you luck at creativity in terms of notoriety, success and public reaction, I'd say Tracy hit the nail on the head.
Cadden's work, however it was done, has taken time and care. That's worth viewing and paying for
Brilliant! Love realism art
(Paul Caddens DA Profile: http://paulcadden.deviantart.com/)
Others I like...
This one done by Deviant member Raulrk
Deviant member: FairyArts:
For drawn and coloured:
(Paul Caddens DA Profile: http://paulcadden.deviantart.com/)
Others I like...
This one done by Deviant member Raulrk
Deviant member: FairyArts:
For drawn and coloured:
Edited by Otter Smacker on Monday 19th March 23:17
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