Chuck Close and Franz Gertsch

It may of taken about four weeks but I finaly discovered an artist/photographer I really like. Chuck Close. I find his work absoloutley awesome. The colors, the layout and the photorealism technique he uses throughout his paintings.

I love photorealism. Chuck Close is one of the first people to use this technique. With this technique he would gather his images, really study them, break them down and them transfer it to canvas as a painting. To produce this effect the artist would use a bristle or airbrush to obtain the distinctive effect to create the photo effect. 

This is insane!! I have never seen anything like this art wise in my life. These are the most stunning photorealism paintings I have ever seen. I was talking to someone who is very fond of photorealism, I told them about Chuck Close and showed them some of his work. They were impressed, but they said to me if you like photorealism you should check out someone called Franz Gertsch. Who?
Franz Gertsch is Incredible. If you like Chuck Close's work then you will find Gertsch to be a God of photorealism.

Look at how beautiful this portrait is. Would you believe this is'nt a photograph but an acrylic based painting. This work is phenomenal, the lighting, the shadows, the eyes, the lips and especially the hair. Every essence of the image is a magnificent. I saw this image and I was drawn to its beauty, but it was nothing compared to what i felt when I saw this image of four men at the beach.

I know this project is on portraiture but the image above relates to the artist who im talking about. People who see this painting may be shocked to find it is a painting and not a photograph. This is why I love photorealism, it makes people question whether the image is real or not. Take the image above for instance, The lighting and shading of the painting is so accurate it shows muscel tone, creasing in clothes and different colors of skin tone.