Hyperrealism

c. 1970–present

Hyperrealism aims to replicate photographic detail with extreme precision. Paintings and sculptures often appear more real than reality. Everyday subjects are presented with intense clarity. The movement challenges perception and realism.

Dust to Dust

Denis Peterson

2006

Hyperrealist painting addressing mortality and social commentary.

Epiphany (Adoration of the Magi)

Gottfried Helnwein

1996

Contemporary photorealist reinterpretation of religious iconography.

D Train

Richard Estes

1988

Photorealistic painting capturing New York’s urban reflections.

Queenie II

Duane Hanson

1988

Life-sized hyperrealist sculpture of an ordinary figure, blurring art and reality.