Paul Cadden - hyper-realistic artist
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And a nice colourful one using Copic Markers...
Video from start to finish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofTK1YM4zxo&fea...
Skodaku said:
King Herald said:
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.
Agree about the "interpretation" bit to some extent but a good friend - professional artist in various mediums says that the interpretation card is sometimes, (quite often ?), played by those who simply do not have the ability for realism as a way of degrading the talent. Snobbery thing. If you understand it, it's not "art".This minutia detailed drawing sort of defeats the whole purpose, if you ask me.
At risk of sounding pretentious, experience of great art is akin to a symbiotic relationship. You have to put something into viewing it - thoughts, feelings or emotions. In turn you will discover new things about it. The composition of the piece can be simple, as long as it accomplishes that. For example one of Dan Flavin's pieces, in essence an arrangement of neon tubes bought in a shop, can completely transform how you see light in a particular space. Or leave you guessing as to what he was trying to represent: war, bloodshed, weaponry etc (using the red Vietnam memorial installation as a case in point). I like both modern and traditional art, but for the reasons outlined.
The great drawings in this topic are just that, great drawings. You look at them and think 'that's a really great drawing'.
Just discovered this artist that uses ball-point pens for his/her work...
http://paoloamico87.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://paoloamico87.deviantart.com/gallery/
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