Plus One Gallery focuses on contemporary hyperrealist art. The gallery exhibits contemporary hyperrealist paintings, watercolours, drawings and sculptures by some of the most renowned artists in the field of hyperrealism today including artists such as Ben Johnson, Pedro Campos, Ben Schonzeit and Carl Laubin. We are also proud to represent three winners of the prestigious BP Portrait Award; Craig Wylie, Andrew Tift and Philip Harris. Plus One Gallery is dedicated to the development and promotion of British and international contemporary hyperrealist art, having published three books on the topic. April 2009 saw the launch of our book ‘Exactitude, Hyperrealist Art Today’ published by Thames and Hudson and Plus One Publishing. Written by John Russell Taylor and edited by Plus One Gallery director Maggie Bollaert the book celebrates the variety of subject and perspective in hyperrealist art today. The previous two books were “John Salt- The Complete works 1969-2006” and “Carl Laubin-Paintings” both published in 2007. Holding around six exhibitions each year in the main gallery we run an innovative and eclectic exhibition programme, featuring different themes in portrait/human, urban/landscape and still life – the result of which is a wide selection of motifs to suit the most discerning of art collectors. Whether you are looking for a colourful vibrant culinary still life, a beach scene, the London skyline, a nude study or a perfect rendition of a vintage car or even that of a retro toy, you will find it with us, amongst our diverse range of contemporary hyperrealist art. Plus One Gallery represents established artists from the foundation days of hyperrealism such as John Salt together with talented emerging artists of the modern generation such as Tom Martin. http://www.plusonegallery.com 89-91 Pimlico Road, London, SW1W 8PH T: 020 7730 7656 F: 020 7730 7664
“My paintings may be viewed as a photographic representation of reality, but in truth my artwork transcends into it’s own abstraction of reality. I do not adhere to a true mimetic depiction of a photograph, I use the camera only as a source to assist me with gathering information.
My process of adding or removing detail, altering depth, adding textures, form and colour values and their relationship within the painting, allows me to create an illusion of a reality not seen in any photographic source. My Paintings therefore appear clearer and more distinct than a photograph.
constructing my own interpretations of a reality results in blurring the boundaries of what is real and what is made up. Presenting the viewer with a simulation of reality, or a hyper reality.”
In an era where digital imagery has surpassed the manual artist, Hyper-Real paintings continue to stand strong, with everyone being able to digitally create/enhance images at the click of a button, they all know that it is an undoubted talent to recreate an image by hand, and to such a level as well. Here are ten paintings from UK’s own, Simon Hennessey
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