Seeing this image for the first time, what would you conceive it to be: a mere photograph, perhaps?
Surprisingly, this was not taken with a camera.
The masterpiece above was painted on an oil canvas by artist Yigal Ozeri. His works frequently feature youthful women basking in the beauties of nature. The settings are not glamorous, but rather mundane. Yet, Ozeri creates his paintings in such a way that makes these settings appear fresh, surreal, and gorgeous. Themes of femininity and sensuality also dominate his creations in addition to that of nature. Realism is his trade, and this style of art is specifically dubbed “photorealistic painting.”
Ozeri was born in 1958 in Isreal, and currently lives and works in New York City. Since 1988, his paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions in New York, along in other international locations such as Munich, Basel, and Vienna. Currently, his works can be viewed in various locations, including New York: The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art and the New York Public Library.
More of Ozeri’s work can be viewed here.
More photorealistic painters and their works are featured here.
This is absolute virtuostic technique. but then, one wonders if there is an artistic message that goes beyond the technique?