Cebuano Hyperrealist Painters

For several years I was deep into photography. I delved into all sorts- landscape, portrait, night, macro but my favorite kind was travel photography.  So I wasn’t really into realist paintings thinking that photography was superior in this regard.  My types of paintings were Impressionism and Cubism- if something looks realistic, it doesn't tickle my fancy. Until one day I saw what I thought was a photograph- but  it was a actually a painting.  I was impressed! This type of painting is called hyperrealism.

Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph and is  considered an advancement of photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures. It takes technical art to the highest level. The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that has developed since the early 1970s. Carole Feuerman is considered the forerunner in the hyperrealism movement along with Duane Hanson and John De Andrea.

Here are some examples from top Cebuano hyperrrealist painters- Leodito Bongo III from Danao City, Gary Carabio from Bantayan and Orly Ypon form Toledo City.

 

Leodito Bongo III


Orly Ypon, Mud Bathers


Cary Carabio


Leodito Bongo III


Leodito Bongo III

Leodito Bongo III


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