Have you ever looked at a piece of art and thought to yourself, How do they paint a picture to look so real? That is the goal of photorealistic artist. Photorealism is when an artist paints a picture to look as realistic as possible, using different types of media. One of the original photorealist artist in the United States is Audrey Flack. Audrey does not only work on photorealism, she also has strong pieces in Abstract expressionism and sculptures. Flack is also a strong leader in the women movement/rights. She is also idolized for her unique was of including her womanism view in her art. Audrey Flack (see fig. 1, to right) was born in New York on May 30th, 1931. She decided to attended the Music and art high school in New York
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She then brought this inspiration to life as she began to create photorealistic paintings. One of her first photo-realist pieces was called “Macarena of Miracles” that she created in 1971. Macarena of Miracles was also one of the first photorealistic paintings in America. Most photorealist would create still art (motionless objects that are recreated through art) but, unlike them Audrey felt she couldn’t reach her audience through still life art and was more focused on creating images for people and their emotions. An example of one of her early photo realistic paintings that was sociopolitical and emotional was called “Kennedy Motorcade”, (see fig. 3, to left) painted in 1964 with oil on canvas for the medium. It was from a photograph took right before President Kennedy was assassinated. Flack was also the first photo-realist to have her art in a collection at the Museum of Modern Art in 1966. Playing with different techniques, Flack was one of the first to use a technique she, and others would use from then on. She projected an image onto a canvas and would paint and airbrush in layers giving the piece more definition and life, with lighter and darker colors. For example, a painting made by Audrey Flack in 1971, using this technique: “The Farb Family Portrait”, in this painting she used Acrylic paint with oil, on
She then brought this inspiration to life as she began to create photorealistic paintings. One of her first photo-realist pieces was called “Macarena of Miracles” that she created in 1971. Macarena of Miracles was also one of the first photorealistic paintings in America. Most photorealist would create still art (motionless objects that are recreated through art) but, unlike them Audrey felt she couldn’t reach her audience through still life art and was more focused on creating images for people and their emotions. An example of one of her early photo realistic paintings that was sociopolitical and emotional was called “Kennedy Motorcade”, (see fig. 3, to left) painted in 1964 with oil on canvas for the medium. It was from a photograph took right before President Kennedy was assassinated. Flack was also the first photo-realist to have her art in a collection at the Museum of Modern Art in 1966. Playing with different techniques, Flack was one of the first to use a technique she, and others would use from then on. She projected an image onto a canvas and would paint and airbrush in layers giving the piece more definition and life, with lighter and darker colors. For example, a painting made by Audrey Flack in 1971, using this technique: “The Farb Family Portrait”, in this painting she used Acrylic paint with oil, on