Every one of us hides something that can’t be told. Every one of us is going through something which others don’t know. Life can be challenging and we still have to move on and wake up to another day. But we can’t show our vulnerabilities, so a simple way to avoid that is hiding or diversion. Cuban artist Darian Mederos uses bubble wrap to hide his hyper-realistic portraits just like our civilization uses plastic to protect organic materials. Food can still look fresh and tasty in plastic wrapping but it will eventually rot in it. Darian Mederos’ portraits have powerful emotions, each one of them has another story to tell. But he chooses to wrap them with plastic, without any emotion, staying still in the limbo.
Darian Mederos’ Obscure Hyper-Realism
US-based Cuban artist Darian Mederos developed his passion for human figures at a young age and was inspired by the masters. He explored and studied Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Diego Velazquez. After many years of he began painting portraits. While he has much knowledge about the masters of this field, it was relatively easy for him to find his own style of painting. Hyper-realistic art carried his journey to the next phase but adding another layer to his process enabled him to be recognized easily by his art. Unique bubble wraps create optical illusions to be perceived as digital mock-ups ready to import in Adobe After Effects.
With the “Obscura Series”, Darian Mederos distorts his hyper-realism with bubble wrap as an obstacle to make realism less obvious. While a blurry bubble surrounds the portraits Mederos shows the true essence of a materialistic world without which is openly present with us. In a more sustainable and eco-friendly perspective, his pieces could be interpreted (ed?) as the earth that is wrapped in plastics, that cannot breathe or even shows its true form of being. It’s screaming to be freed but no one can hear it.
When I found out about Wong Chun Hei Stephen and Ariel Lee, two amazing artists one based in Hong Kong and the other in southern California, I was struck by their talent to reflect what they experienced in nature into their art.
Hiroshima Shinkichi is a Japanese artist known for his caricatured paintings that exhibit the everyday actions of humans with an added tone of mockery.
Darian Mederos: Hiding Behind Bubble Wrap in Hyper-Realistic Paintings
Every one of us hides something that can’t be told. Every one of us is going through something which others don’t know. Life can be challenging and we still have to move on and wake up to another day. But we can’t show our vulnerabilities, so a simple way to avoid that is hiding or diversion. Cuban artist Darian Mederos uses bubble wrap to hide his hyper-realistic portraits just like our civilization uses plastic to protect organic materials. Food can still look fresh and tasty in plastic wrapping but it will eventually rot in it. Darian Mederos’ portraits have powerful emotions, each one of them has another story to tell. But he chooses to wrap them with plastic, without any emotion, staying still in the limbo.
Darian Mederos’ Obscure Hyper-Realism
US-based Cuban artist Darian Mederos developed his passion for human figures at a young age and was inspired by the masters. He explored and studied Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Diego Velazquez. After many years of he began painting portraits. While he has much knowledge about the masters of this field, it was relatively easy for him to find his own style of painting. Hyper-realistic art carried his journey to the next phase but adding another layer to his process enabled him to be recognized easily by his art. Unique bubble wraps create optical illusions to be perceived as digital mock-ups ready to import in Adobe After Effects.
With the “Obscura Series”, Darian Mederos distorts his hyper-realism with bubble wrap as an obstacle to make realism less obvious. While a blurry bubble surrounds the portraits Mederos shows the true essence of a materialistic world without which is openly present with us. In a more sustainable and eco-friendly perspective, his pieces could be interpreted (ed?) as the earth that is wrapped in plastics, that cannot breathe or even shows its true form of being. It’s screaming to be freed but no one can hear it.
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