Video: Illustration or photo? Photorealistic drawings by Paul Chiappe
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Old, shabby, in places cracked and indistinct photographs of the pre-war years - who has not preserved these ancient relics in their family albums? From a Scottish artist Paul Chiappe there is a whole suitcase of such photographs. It is they, as well as old postcards, newspapers and books bought in antique stores and at online auctions, that serve as a source of inspiration, supply him with new images for creativity. Paul Chiappe is a renowned author of photorealistic drawings that impress not only because they look like two peas in a pod, but also because of their tiny, truly tiny size. Pencil and paper, sometimes charcoal and airbrush, that's all that simple base of tools that the artist disposes of. Even this minimum is enough for him to shock the audience with his skill, jewelry work, which can be seen in detail only by placing a magnifying glass in front of his eyes. The artist's drawings are so small that the faces of his characters are about 1 mm in size, not to mention the finer details. And such persons in the picture can accommodate up to several dozen.
Paul Chiappe began to draw with a pencil in elementary school, and he always strived not only to draw, but to copy an object or object that served as a kind. Then he received the appropriate art education, and so developed his talent as a "scanner man" that he could transfer a drawing, text or photograph to paper with one-to-one precision. Of course, this process is very laborious and time-consuming. Often, one drawing takes about three months, or even more, depending on the complexity of the image, the number of details, and their size. The artist is working on the drawing with bated breath in the literal sense of the word. This is a necessary precaution so that your hand does not tremble, and so as not to inadvertently blow off a tiny sheet of paper from the desktop. Therefore, the creation of one photographic picture is progressing extremely slowly.
Paul Chiappe lives and works in Edinburgh, where his solo exhibitions are often held. Check out this author's amazing photorealistic miniatures on his website.
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