This is not a photo. It's a painting by
Diego Gravinese. The first time I saw this I thought it was a very strange photograph. I still think it's strange subject matter, but Gravinese is one of the first photo-realistic painters I've seen that really captures the ideals behind the genre, and his works are astounding technical accomplishments. However, as will all such works, once the glow of amazement has passed, we must question the content and themes of the work. There's little substance here — they seem introspective, relying on interpretation from the artist himself. Unlike others that have gone before him, Gravinese does not appear to question or probe the world around him, and does not use this style to critique the reality in which the painter finds himself. Instead, we get painted polaroids.
Beautiful polaroids, though. I almost prefer this process shot to the finished work — imagine it with the line work removed. There's something intriguing about the way she fades into the canvas.
This is not a photo. It's a painting by Diego Gravinese. The first time I saw this I thought it was a very strange photograph. I still think it's strange subject matter, but Gravinese is one of the first photo-realistic painters I've seen that really captures the ideals behind the genre, and his works are astounding technical accomplishments. However, as will all such works, once the glow of amazement has passed, we must question the content and themes of the work. There's little substance here — they seem introspective, relying on interpretation from the artist himself. Unlike others that have gone before him, Gravinese does not appear to question or probe the world around him, and does not use this style to critique the reality in which the painter finds himself. Instead, we get painted polaroids.
Beautiful polaroids, though. I almost prefer this process shot to the finished work — imagine it with the line work removed. There's something intriguing about the way she fades into the canvas.
