Richard Estes (1932) is an American painter. He studied Fine arts at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. He is one of the many photo-realist/ hyper-realist painters that emerged in the 1960s. He is actually considered to be one of the founders of the movement with which I came across when studying American Art. His meticulous paintings are a depiction of American popular culture; consisting usually of store fronts, the city itself and the landscape. He always chooses daytime settings with crisp images very clean so as not to deter the attention from the main focus. The vividness of his work feasts the eye and I feel that the polished background looks so peaceful. Hope the vibe gets you, too.
Previously we featured works of some brilliant artists like Alyssa Monk , Linda Huber , Eric Zener , Rob Hefferan and others all of whom sp...
Richard Estes (1932) is an American painter. He studied Fine arts at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. He is one of the many photo-realist/ hyper-realist painters that emerged in the 1960s. He is actually considered to be one of the founders of the movement with which I came across when studying American Art. His meticulous paintings are a depiction of American popular culture; consisting usually of store fronts, the city itself and the landscape. He always chooses daytime settings with crisp images very clean so as not to deter the attention from the main focus. The vividness of his work feasts the eye and I feel that the polished background looks so peaceful. Hope the vibe gets you, too.
Following on from my post on Chuck Close I thought I'd take a look at some of the other artists associated with photorealism. Richard Estes (born1932, Kewanee, Illinois) is another famous photorealist artist. His paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate cityscapes. He is regarded as one of the founders of the international photorealist movement of the late 1960s, with such painters as Ralph Goings, Chuck Close and Duane Hanson. At an early age, the Estes family moved to Chicago where he studied fine arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago between 1952 - 56. He frequently studied the works of realist painters such as Edgar Degas, Edward Hopper, and Thomas Eakins, who are strongly represented in the Art Institute's collection. After he completed his course of studies, Estes moved to New York where for the next ten years he worked as a graphic artist for various magazine publishers and advertising agencies in New York and Spain. During this period, he painted in his spare time. He had lived in Spain since 1962 and by 1966 was financially able to give up the day job. Beginning around 1967, he began to paint shopfronts and buildings with glass windows and more importantly, the reflected images shown on these windows. The paintings were based on colour photographs he would take, which trapped the evanescent nature of the reflections, which would change in part with the lighting and the time of day. Estes' paintings were based on several photographs of the subject. He avoided using famous New York landmarks. Though called a photorealist I personally think that his paintings have an edgy feel. He uses the language of Edward Hopper - often a deserted urban environment, free of litter, but stuck in another time dimension – I think of them more as photo-surrealist.
In Love with New York: The Art of Richard Estes Richard Estes (born May 14, 1932 in Kewanee, Illinois) is an American painter who is best...
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vengo a traernos las impresionantes obras hiperrealistas de Richard Estes. El hiperrealismo es una corriente pictórica surgida en los EEUU a finales de 1960. Lo que se pretende c…
Richard Estes - "Nedick's". Original Poster advertising Richard Estes exhibition. Dimensions: 80 x 69 cm In mint condition, never been framed. Discover great deals and an expanded product range on our website: www.TheArtAndChaos.com We ship worldwide fully insured with tracking number. If your country is not listed, please contact us for a shipping quote.
Richard Estes - "Telephone Booths". Original Poster advertising Richard Estes exhibition. Dimensions: 80 x 68 cm In mint condition, never been framed. Discover great deals and an expanded product range on our website: www.TheArtAndChaos.com We ship worldwide fully insured with tracking number. If your country is not listed, please contact us for a shipping quote.
A retrospective of Estes's photorealistic paintings features panoramas more luminous and detailed than what many cameras can capture.
