Influences

Question 1

Photorealism

Hyperrealistic

Answer 1

Painters in this movement aimed to paint their subject matter to look hyperrealistic.

Influence seen in ‘Flowered Table Top’ where objects seem so real you could pick them off the page.

Question 2

Photorealism

Photographs

Answer 2

Artists worked from photgraphs to make as true to life as possible.

‘Blue Diner with Figures’ - took photo himself before tracing image and painting.

Question 3

Pop Art

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Answer 3

Wanted his paintings to look like glossy photos in magazines.

Early photorealistic paintings like ‘Flowered Table Top’ were copies of photographs he found in magazines.

Question 4

Pop Art

Everyday objects

Answer 4

Pop artists often depicted everyday objects.

Seen in ‘Double Ketchup’ which shows everyday objects - ketchup bottles and a salt cellar.