The document discusses the history and techniques of photorealism, an art movement that began in the late 1960s as a reaction to pop art and minimalism. It profiles several prominent photorealist artists like Richard Estes, Duane Hanson, Chuck Close, Ralph Goings, and Audrey Flack, and describes how they used photography and detailed painting techniques to create highly realistic depictions of everyday objects and scenes. The artists aimed to blur the line between photography and painting through their hyperrealistic renderings.

1. Madi Mayo & Kelsey
Riley

2. History
 Artist vs.
Photography
 American
 Began in late
60’s
 Reaction to Pop
and Minimalism
Dirk Dzimirsky

3. Photorealism; coined by Louis K. Meisel
 In 1969, critic Howard Smith
asked me, "What are you going
to call this group?" I said, "I
don't know, what am I going to
call them? They're using the
photograph, they're being very
open about it. It's photographic
realism. I don't know,
Photorealism. Does that sound
good to you?“
Crayola, 1972-73, Audrey Flack
-Louis K. Meisel

5. How Photorealism is Like Pop
and Minimalism
 Everyday scenes
 “Broke down”
subject matter.
 Industrial/
Mechanical
 Detached/
Impersonal
GLennray Tutor

6. How Photorealism is not like Pop
and Minimalism
 Pop/ Minimalsim:
 Commercial
 Point out
Absurdity
 Humorous
 Leisurely

7. Techniques
photo
Projector
Grid
Transfer paper
Oil/acrylic paint
many layers

8. Richard Estes 1932-Current
 “Father” of photo
realism
 Urban landscapes
 Street scenes
 Glass windows
 Used camera; created
images
 Painting disguised look
of photography.
Diner, 1971, Richard Estes

9. Paris Street Scene, 1972, Richard Estes

10. Tkts Line, 2005, Richard Estes

11. Telephone Booths, 1968, Richard Estes

12. Duane Hanson
 Was a high school art
teacher
 Master of Fine Arts
degree from the
Cranbrook Academy
of Art
 sculptures

13. Duane Hanson
materials used
 Polyester resin
 Fiberglass
 Bondo
 Bronze
 Finished with clothes, hair,
jewelry, etc.

14. Duane Hanson
early works
 Centered around violent situations
 motorcycle accident victims, soldiers in battle,
policemen and rioters
 Meant to make a statement

15. Duane Hanson
abortion
 Pregnant teenager covered in
white linen on a table
 Submitted to in the annual
Sculptors of Florida exhibition
 Received negative reactions

16. Duane Hanson
Race Riot (1968)

17. Duane Hanson
later works
 Reproduced reality
 Ordinary people doing ordinary things
 Lady who is a janitor
 Supermarket shopper
 Elderly tourists
 Very realistic, look like actual people
 Realistic
 Freckles
 Veins
 Scars

18. Young
Shopper
(1973)

19. Queenie II
(1988)

20. Chuck Close 1940-Current
 Leading member
 Systematically
transformed
photographs
 Giant frontal portraits
 Work was enormous
 Faces
 Emphasized flaws
Brad, 2009, Chuck Close

21. Self Portrait, Chuck Close Kate Moss, Chuck Close

22. Ralph Goings
 "My paintings are about light, about the
way things look in their environment and
especially about how things look
painted. Form, color and space are at
the whim of reality, their discovery and
organization is the assignment of the
realist painter."
Ralph Goings 1978

23. Ralph Goings
 Went to California College of Arts and Crafts
 Was focused on abstract expressionism
 Original member of Photorealism
 Popular in America, Europe and Japan

24. Still Life with Peppers
(1981)

25. Sweet and Low
(1990)

26. Empire Diner, Herkimer
(1992)

27. Three on a Plate (2008)

28. Audrey Flack 1931-Current
 Pioneer;
Photorealism
 Early work; Abstract
 Sculptor
 Painter
 Still Life
 Collage-like
Amor Vincit Omnia, Audrey Flack

29. Chanel, 1974, Audrey Flack

30. Marilyn (Vanitas),
1977,
Audrey Flack