Since the ancient Greeks, realism has been aspired by Western art lovers, but during the late 1960s and ’70s the popularity of highly-realistic drawings reached its peak. Thus, Photorealism and Hyperrealism were born. These perspective drawing genres are still popular, and some artists master their technique so successfully that it becomes hard to tell an oil painting or a pencil drawing from a photograph. Bored Panda collected some of the best examples of this cool art and made a stunning list for you to enjoy.
However, although often mixed, Photorealism differs from Hyperrealism in a couple of ways. Photorealists aim to reproduce an image using a different medium and distance themselves from adding emotion and intent into their realistic art. At the same time, hyperrealists want to insert narration and feelings into their work. The latter movement has its roots in the philosophy of Jean Baudrillard, “the simulation of something which never really existed.” Now, scroll down and see for yourself if you can spot the differences between these two genres in the unique art list below.
#1 Oil Painting By Nathan Walsh
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#2 Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio
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#3 Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri
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#4 Oil Paintings By Dennis Wojtkiewicz
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#5 Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King
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#6 Soft Pastel Finger Drawing By Zaria Forman
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#7 Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio
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#8 Oil Paintings By Robin Eley
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#9 Oil On Canvas By Young-sung Kim
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#10 Oil Paintings By Luciano Ventrone
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#11 Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim
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#12 Pencil Drawing By Diego Fazio
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#13 Charcoal And Graphite Drawing By Emanuele Dascanio
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#14 Paintings On Board Of Wood By Ivan Hoo
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#15 Oil Painting By Mike Dargas
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#16 Oil Painting By Pitoh
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#17 Pastel Painting By Rubén Belloso Adorna
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#18 Finger Painting By Kyle Lambert
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#19 Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz
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#20 Oil Painting By Reisha Perlmutter
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#21 Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf
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#22 Colored Pencil Eye By Jose Vergara
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#23 Oil Paintings By Gregory Thielker
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#24 Pencil Drawings By Paul Lung
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#25 Oil Painting By Scott Fraser
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#26 Ballpoint Pen Drawing By Samuel Silva
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#27 Pencil Drawing By Franco Clun
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#28 Oil Painting By Oda And Kit King
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#29 Oil Painting By Alyssa Monks
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#30 Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf
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#31 Oil Painting By Yigal Ozeri
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#32 Oil Painting By Mike Dargas
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#33 Pencil Drawing By 16-Year-Old Artist Shania Mcdonagh
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#34 Enamel On Metal Painting By Marilyn Minter
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#35 Oil Painting By Adele Renault
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#36 Acrylic Painting By Jason De Graaf
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#37 Acrylic Painting By Ben Johnson
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#38 Oil Painting By Steve Mills
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#39 Acrylic And Oil Paintings By Denis Peterson
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#40 Oil Painting By Marco Grassi
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#41 Oil Painting By David J. Eichenberg
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#42 Oil Painting By Young-sung Kim
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#43 Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini
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#44 Oil On Canvas By Young-Sung Kim
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#45 Oil On Canvas By Anton Fedko
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#46 Watercolour Painting By Anna Mason
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#47 Oil Painting By Kwangho Lee
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#48 Oil Painting By Teresa Elliott
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#49 Oil Paintings By Javier Arizabalo
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#50 Acrylic Paintings By Ian Bodnaryk
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#51 Watercolor Painting By Erich Christensen
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#52 Colored Pencil Drawing By Néstor Canavarro
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#53 Oil Painting By Omar Ortiz
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#54 Colored Pencil Drawing By Nestor Canavarro
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#55 Pen Drawings By Cj Hendry
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#56 Pencil Drawing By Franco Clun
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#57 Oil And Acrylic Painting By Audrey Flack
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#58 Acrylic Painting By Ben Schonzeit
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#59 Oil Painting By Eloy Morales
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#60 Oil Painting By Yrjo Edelmann
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#61 Oil Painting By Pedro Campos
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#62 Oil Painting By Alyssa Monks
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#63 Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
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#64 Pencil And Charcoal Painting By Giacomo Burattini
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#65 Oil Painting By Steve Mills
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#66 Pencil Drawing By Paul Cadden
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#67 Oil Painting By Roberto Bernardi
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#68 Oil Painting By Ralph Goings
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#69 Oil Painting By Philipp Weber
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#70 Acrylic Painting By Natalya Kucherenko
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#71 Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
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#72 Oil Painting By Luigi Benedicenti
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#73 Acrylic Painting By Ester Curini
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#74 Acrylic Painting By Kamalky Laureano
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#75 Oil Painting By Steve Mills
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#76 Pencil Drawing By Paul Lung
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#77 Oil Painting By Roberto Bernardi
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#78 Acrylic Painting By Don Eddy
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#79 Pencil Drawing By Paul Lung
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#80 Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
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#81 Oil Painting By Robin Eley
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#82 Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
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#83 Acrylic Painting By Ben Schonzeit
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#84 Graphite Pencil Drawing By Monica Lee
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#85 Pencil Drawing By Keith More
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#86 Pen Drawing By Cj Hendry
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#87 Acrylic Painting By Jason de Graaf
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#88 Acrylic Paintings By Jason De Graaf
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#89 Charcoal Drawings By Daisy
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#90 Acrylic Urethane Painting By Denis Peterson
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#91 Oil Painting By Maryam Nayeb Razmegahey
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#92 Ballpoint Pen Drawing By Samuel Silva
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#93 Pencil Drawing By Lynch-smith
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#94 Diamonds By Helena Rochah
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#95 Oil Painting By Patrick Kramer
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#96 Urethane Painting By Denis Peterson
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#97 Oil Painting By Tjalf Sparnaay
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#98 Graphite Pencil Drawing By Monica Lee
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#99 Oil Painting By Mike Dargas
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#100 Acrylic Painting By Bertrand Meniel
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