Hyperreal Paintings by Denis Peterson
Denis Peterson - BFA, MFA Painting, Pratt Teaching Fellowship. Worked with the prestigious President Wilkerson Pratt to redesign the urban campus during a time of school’s burgeoning growth. Denis was spraying acrylic paints in airbrushes at a time when it was unheard of. His early New Realism paintings of large figurative works were distinguished by “cropping” the picture frame as an aesthetic perversion of photography. It was a novel approach, now common in the newer figurative photorealist paintings. While working as a commercial artist in NYC, his paintings were exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum,in universities, and at several galleries. He later left the art field, but returned years later to pioneer a new school of painting as a departure from Photorealism called Hyperrealism, breaking once again from the more formalistic conventions of traditional painting. Now considered a fully-fledged ligitimate school of painting, Hyperrealism challenges the distinction between perception and illusion. As a counter culture school of painting, Hyperrealism incorporates an existential frame of reference as an altered reality. Thematically, his provocative hyperrealist depictions relate to political and cultural deviations of societal decadence, its enigmatic imagery, and the aftermath of its tragic, ideological consequences. They confront the corrupted human condition in a convincing illusion of reality, or hyperreality. Denis has exhibited his Hyperrealism paintings in colleges, galleries and public museums. His work can be found in private and public collections throughout the United States. Hyperrealism paintings by Denis Peterson are sought after by art collectors worldwide.
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Neon Lights 54″x34″ Acrylics and Oils on Canvas 2007
Vortex of Despair 40″x60″ Acrylics and Oils on Canvas 2007
Active Driveway No Parking 37″x50″ Acrylics and Oils on Canvas 2007
Cardboard Dreams 38″x56″ Acrylics and Oils on Canvas 2007
Dust to Dust 48″x48″Acrylics and Oils on Canvas 2006
Hotel Rwanda 28″x22″ Acrylics and Oils on Canvas 2006
Alguém me mandou um pps ou vídeo a mostrar o trabalho dele em processo: uma trabalheira danada que qualquer máquina fotográfica faria em segundos! Gosto da temática não do estilo. Ele não dá espaço à imaginação. Aqui ele ganharia muito como decorador, a fazer “tromp-l’oeil” de vasos gregos nas salas de jantar dos burgueses. Bom, uma coisa é certa: ele é bom no desenho! Mas ele não é um artista, é um copiador.
Comment by stinets — October 22, 2007 @ 12:33 am
f a n t a s t i c o!
___________________obrigada.
Comment by Piano — October 25, 2007 @ 11:10 am
Concordo consigo, Stinets, quando diz que não há espaço para a imaginação. Contudo, gosto do hiperrealismo. O que sobretudo me espanta é a paciência, a técnica e o donínio do desenho. E este também não é um blog de arte pura. O que pretendo é dar a conecer (vaidade minha) alguns artistas ou copiadores do real, como você lhes chama, que possam de algum modo iluminar as nossas vidas.
Comment by JG — October 26, 2007 @ 12:43 am
JG
Fantástico post! Estive aqui antes sem conseguir acessar o blog …
Estou em trânsito, mais perto agora… Enfrento uma banca examinadora amanhã na UB.
Bjs
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Comment by Santa — October 26, 2007 @ 9:25 am
Qurida Santa, aqui tão perto!!! Boa sorte, amiga. Depois você me conta com mais detalhe o que lhe vão fazer na UB. Beijosssss
Comment by JG — October 26, 2007 @ 6:07 pm
In which country do you live?
Comment by firefox mozila — March 21, 2008 @ 9:25 pm
I live in the US
Comment by hoodia — March 23, 2008 @ 3:31 pm