An Artist Creates The Hyperrealistic Paintings Of Top Tourist Destinations – Design You Trust

An Artist Creates The Hyperrealistic Paintings Of Top Tourist Destinations

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A British artist has brought to life some of the most vibrant cities in the world – with incredibly detailed paintings capable of making even locals double-take.

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Realist painter Nathan Walsh, from York, has spent the past 12 years painting the intricate details of cities such as New York, Paris and Barcelona.

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The sense of realism is partly created by Nathan’s incredible use of geometry, which involves the artist sometimes sketching and photographing more than 100 images of a location before committing to the canvas.

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Depending on the complexity of the work, a painting can fetch up to a whopping $125,000.

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For larger work, the drawing stage can take up to one month, before Nathan brushes over the canvas with a glaze of oil paint.

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Nathan said: ‘Before I visit a city I tend not have a clear idea of what I’d like to paint – I just amble around waiting for something to connect with’.

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Nathan, who was born in Lincoln, became interested in realist paintings while in university, focusing on the medium more while studying for his master’s degree.

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Nathan’s works have been exhibited in the likes of Zurich and London, and today Nathan deals exclusively with the Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in New York, USA.

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Via The Daily Mail

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