“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” This saying is actually proved with this article. These 21 pictures are definitely not what you think the first time you see them. Take a look at these mind blowing images and try to guess what the photograph actually is; then read the heading and trust me you will be amazed, at how deceptive art can get. 1. Omar Ortiz – using oil on linen
Photo Credit: http://www.topic.lt/miru_mir/248566-neveroyatnye-risunki-v-stile-giperrealizma.-35-foto.html
Photo Credit: https://aboutartanddesign.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/omar-ortiz/617235_337691646328046_2027718896_o/
2. Paul Cadden – pencil and paper
Photo Credit: http://www.seenox.org/extreme-photorealism-skills-passport-photo-draw/
Photo Credit: http://www.mdig.com.br/?itemid=28590
3. Kamalky Laureano – acrylic paint on canvas
Photo Credit: http://kamalky.deviantart.com/favourites/
Photo Credit: http://www.svetsky.ru/svetskij-vybor/1588-ne-sotsrealisty.html
4. Gregory Thielker – oil on canvas
Photo Credit: http://www.gregorythielker.com/?fluxus_portfolio=under-the-unminding-sky
5. Lee Price – oil on linen
Photo Credit: http://www.noconectado.com/20-senales-de-que-lo-estas-haciendo-mejor-de-lo-que-crees/
Photo Credit: http://fishki.net/1265955-neverojatnye-risunki-v-stile-giperrealizma.html
6. Ben Weiner – paintings of paint
Photo Credit: http://pixtale.net/2014/10/27-stunning-works-of-art-you-wont-believe-arent-photographs/
Photo Credit: http://ribalych.ru/2015/10/17/potryasayushhie-kartiny/
7. Ron Mueck – hyper realistic human sculptures
Photo Credit: http://cavemancircus.com/category/art-2/
8. Kim Ji-hoon – pencil
Photo Credit: http://www.mdig.com.br/?itemid=28590
9. Ray Hare – acrylic paint on canvas
Photo Credit: http://bigpicture.ru/?p=602229
10. Pedro Campos – oil on canvas
Photo Credit: http://www.tuxboard.com/22-oeuvres-hyperrealistes/ray-hare-hyperrealisme/
11. Dirk Dzimirsky – pencil on paper
Photo Credit: http://www.fp-ubaye04.com/articles/arts
12. Thomas Arvid – Giclée on canvas
Photo Credit: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/join-artist-thomas-arvid-david-long-of-david-arthur-357517
13. Samuel Silva – ballpoint pen
Photo Credit: http://www.nrk.no/kultur/desse-bileta-er-teikna-med-kulepenn-1.8294509
14. Gottfried Helnwein – oil and acrylic on canvas
Photo Credit: http://ppcorn.com/blog/2015/06/26/10-hyperealist-artists/
15. Mike Bayne – oil on wood panel
Photo Credit: http://gigamir.net/agenda/internet/pub687435
16. Robert Longo – charcoal on mounted paper
Photo Credit: http://www.mdig.com.br/?itemid=28590
17. Diego Fazio – charcoal pencil
Photo Credit: http://www.bt.dk/utroligt-men-sandt/du-tror-ikke-dine-egne-oejne-dette-er-ikke-et-foto
18. Bryan Drury – oil on wood
Photo Credit: http://tvorchestvof.blogspot.in/2014/01/bryan-drury.html
19. Rafal Bujnowski – black and white photo-realistic portrait (so realistic that a picture of it was accepted for his passport)
Photo Credit: http://www.mdig.com.br/?itemid=28590
20. Robin Eley – oil on Belgian linen
Photo Credit: http://pixtale.net/2014/10/27-stunning-works-of-art-you-wont-believe-arent-photographs/
21. Kevin Okafor – graphite pencils on paper
Photo Credit: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/31/photo-realism-drawings-celebrities-kelvin-okafor_n_2589076.html
Now that’s how amazing and real art can get. What are your thoughts on these photographs?