Photorealistic portraits of Simon Hennessy

British artist Simon Hennessey paints portraits in the style of hyperrealism, creating paintings almost indistinguishable from photographs. But his paintings are not just a photographic representation of reality, he needs a photograph only to collect information. In fact, Simon changes the very perception of reality - by imitation of reality or by hyperreality. Therefore, his hyper-realistic paintings are much clearer than photographs. His own interpretations tend to blur the lines of what is real and what is not.

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2. The main tools of the artist are acrylic paints and a computer, with which the artist makes the initial sketch for his hyperrealistic paintings.

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5. Enlarging the photo on the monitor screen to the point where it is pixelated, it will begin the editing process, what to refine and what to remove.

6. By making changes like this, he begins to take ownership of the material, applying a number of creative solutions that ultimately change the character of the image.

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8. His works are often exhibited in various art galleries.

9. Simon's hyperrealistic paintings are always an experiment with reality, here the difficulty of the game lies not only in conveying a clearer image, but also in working with textures or layers in the works themselves.

10. The participants in this game are characters who cannot be identified - we are given only parts of a complex mosaic. But, perhaps, this is for the best, the artist allowed us to discover with surprise the new in this world to an equal reflection in a cosmetic mirror.

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