Fake vs. real
January 7, 2018 10:06 AM Subscribe
Wow! I guessed wrong literally every time, even once I thought I'd discerned a pattern in my wrongness.
posted by jacquilynne at 11:31 AM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by jacquilynne at 11:31 AM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
Where are the gifs?
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 1:20 PM on January 7, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by rum-soaked space hobo at 1:20 PM on January 7, 2018 [4 favorites]
He draws the gifs so realistically that they look just like Instagram movies
posted by chavenet at 1:29 PM on January 7, 2018 [7 favorites]
posted by chavenet at 1:29 PM on January 7, 2018 [7 favorites]
The trick is to look at the shadows. The real ones are smooth and even. The illustrated ones aren't.
posted by sardonyx at 1:35 PM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by sardonyx at 1:35 PM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
What's great about his art is that he is totally engaged with light and surfaces and verisimilitude, and that's enough for him. We're no longer shocked or scandalized that someone would paint a picture of an Oh Henry bar. He's not delving into anything but appearance, but appearance is how we experience reality, and he owns it through his skill, patience and - it would seem - sense of humor.
posted by Modest House at 2:43 PM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Modest House at 2:43 PM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
To my surprise, I guessed right every time, though I have no idea how I could tell. These are still amazing; I just wanted to show off my mad and useless skillz.
posted by moonmilk at 4:05 PM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by moonmilk at 4:05 PM on January 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
Cool stuff.
I’d be interested to see the work IRL, though, so I could see if he’s relying a bit on the lower visual quality inherent in the video translation to sell the effect.
posted by Thorzdad at 4:59 PM on January 7, 2018
I’d be interested to see the work IRL, though, so I could see if he’s relying a bit on the lower visual quality inherent in the video translation to sell the effect.
posted by Thorzdad at 4:59 PM on January 7, 2018
Even if the visual quality is there, he's relying on the fixed camera viewpoint, so I don't think these would work IRL.
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 3:26 AM on January 8, 2018
posted by rhamphorhynchus at 3:26 AM on January 8, 2018
He's not delving into anything but appearance, but appearance is how we experience reality, and he owns it through his skill, patience and - it would seem - sense of humor.
I think appearance is not how we experience reality... that's why hyperrealism is a difficult art. There's a lot an artist has to learn to unsee or ignore before they can simply reproduce what the naked eye actually sees. Our sensual and mental affordances give us the world, but part of the bargain is we lose access to reality. And consequently delight in well-executed illusions like these.
posted by lefty lucky cat at 7:00 AM on January 8, 2018 [2 favorites]
I think appearance is not how we experience reality... that's why hyperrealism is a difficult art. There's a lot an artist has to learn to unsee or ignore before they can simply reproduce what the naked eye actually sees. Our sensual and mental affordances give us the world, but part of the bargain is we lose access to reality. And consequently delight in well-executed illusions like these.
posted by lefty lucky cat at 7:00 AM on January 8, 2018 [2 favorites]
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