American artist, Patrick Kramer has been professionally painting since graduating from Brigham Young University in 2008. To compose his hyper-realistic pieces, which effortlessly give the illusion of a photograph, Kramer spends anywhere between 50-300 hours on one piece. To begin, he takes a photograph of the scenery he desires to portray. He gathers multiple photos, props and uses Photoshop to compose the final image for reference. In an interview with Wallhop, Kramer says:
“I would say it’s a unique experience for the viewer. You approach a painting so much differently than a photograph… People will walk past a fairly banal hyper-realistic work, assuming it’s a photograph, but when told it’s a painting, will do a double-take. They’ll go back and scrutinize, look for brush strokes.”
Below you will find some of Kramer’s most impressive pieces.
Technically, what you’re looking at here is a video shot in 4K resolution (basically 2x regular HD) and at 1000 frames/sec by a Phantom Flex 4K camera which retails for $100,000+. Skateboarders ollie. Dirt bikes spray dirt. Gymnasts contort. Make this as fullscreen as possible and just sit back and enjoy.
My favorite bits were of the gymnasts. In super slow motion, you can see how aerial flips are all about getting your head down as quickly as possible, then snapping your legs around as your head stays almost completely motionless – like a chicken’s! Mesmerizing.
I just wanted to let you all know that, yes, I am aware of the list. Thank you to those who got in touch with me about it. If you would like to speak to me about it, I am more than happy to do so in private.
If you are uncomfortable with the content I produce, by all means, do what you must to feel safe and comfortable. I tag extensively both on Tumblr and on AO3 in order for you to avoid content you don’t wish to see.
I’ll direct you all to this post where I discuss the problematic content I enjoy.
It might also be worth reading Neil Gaiman’s blog post “Why Defend Icky Speech?” which discusses censorship, free speech, and art.
I would also like to remind everyone that both my blogs are flagged as having adult content, because I do not wish to expose young people to things they are not prepared for.
And finally, do not send hate to the poster of the list. They’re young and, “they
thought they were doing a good thing. They thought they were defending
other people from something they needed to be protected from“ (Gaiman), when in reality they are spreading misinformation and advocating censorship. .
