Op scherp: Fotorealisme nader bekeken / In Focus: A Closer Look at Photorealism
Hanneke Grootenboer, Esmee Postma, Linda Nochlin
Centraal Museum Utrecht & WBooks, 2024
€29,95
In the late 1960s, a fascinating art movement emerged in America: photorealism. Young artists rebel against the prevailing fashion for abstract and conceptual art. They capture everyday objects and scenes down to the smallest detail. They use photographs as a source for their enormous paintings. They were one of the first to make the impact of visual culture the subject of their painting.
Paintings of mirrored shop windows, close-ups of shiny polished cars, neon signs and typical American interiors. Paintings that are so detailed and lifelike that you almost think they are photographs. But what stories lie behind these astonishing works? And how do contemporary artists deal with the specific visual language of this art movement? In the book Op sharp we look at photorealism with a critical eye.
We break open the American canon of white, male artists of the first generation and supplement it with female, African-American, Western and Eastern European artists. Just like the photorealists of the first hour, they use the photorealistic style to express their vision of the world. Op sharp celebrates the beauty and craftsmanship of photorealism.
ISBN: 9789462586192
