This Artist Is So Good At Photorealism That His Paintings Look Like Photos

by N/A, 10 years ago | 4 min read

Joongwon Jeong takes "hyperrealism" to whole new levels.

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Back in 2012, Korean artist Joongwon Jeong painted an absolute masterpiece of a portrait.

Extremely well versed in hyperrealism - or photorealism, Jeong undertook the task of painting Sir Ian McKlellen.

Photorealism, as one could intuit, is a style of art in which the artist aims to recreate a photo or scene as realistically as possible. And while admittedly, it doesn't necessitate much creativity, it does require an unbelievable level of execution - a level of execution few artists are capable of achieving.

As he completes each additional phase of detail and shading, it becomes harder and harder to believe such a thing could be accomplished with paint.

This is the face of a man who knows he's got crazy talent - this is the face of a man with swag.

Finally, Jeong adds the finishing touches to his photorealistic masterpiece.

And voila. Photorealism at its absolute finest.

Jeong displayed the portrait for several months at the Hongik Museum of Art at Hongik University in Seoul, where he studied.

Since then, he's made quite the name for himself, both locally and internationally, and has painted a number of other celebrities as well. From Robert Downey Jr....

To Morgan Freeman, with nothing more than simple charcoal.

Whether it's Al Pacino's "Tony Montana," with acrylic paints and colored pencils...

Or Abraham Lincoln with charcoal and pastel...

The talented Joongwon Jeong can paint or draw just about anyone with perfect photorealistic touch.

The only question is, which celebrity will he paint next?

Check out more of his remarkable, photorealistic works on his Facebook page.