I have been considering the work of young Cuban artist Ernesto Estevez, and like this painting of his:
Our editor Bird Dog asked whether that was hyperrealism or plain realism. I think he likes to put art in categories. Here's what Wikipedia said:
Wikipedia:
Early 21st century Hyperrealism was founded upon the aesthetic principles of
Photorealism. However, it is starkly contrasted with the literal approach found in traditional photorealist paintings of the late 20th century. Despite any apparent similarities, the two styles are distinctly apart from one another. Hyperrealist painters and sculptors use photographic images as a reference source from which to create a more definitive and detailed rendering, one that unlike
Photorealism, often is narrative and emotive in its depictions. Photorealist painters tended to imitate photographic images, often omitting or abstracting certain finite detail in order to maintain a consistent overall pictorial design. They often consciously omitted human emotion, political value and narrative elements.
I would call the painting below by
Denis Peterson photorealism, but I am not sure. Artists just paint what they want:
Claudio Bravo. This is
Cristo en el Sepulcro (charcoal on paper):
