Sunday, May 9, 2010

William Bouguereau



The Crab, 81 x 65.5 cm






















Sur la Greve (On the Gravel Beach), 142 x 91.5 cm





















Fardeau Agreable, 112 x 76 cm








Modesty, 160.5 x 72.5 cm

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Lu Cong



















The viewer may initially read these paintings as photographs, and then notice the painting technique behind the production of the image. While I am not a big fan of photorealism, these beautiful works incorporate the artist's individual hand and vision through subtle stylisation. Lu Cong subverts photorealism through barely perceptible distortions.