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[–]andre_whopper 2 points3 points ago

This is simply, astounding.... No words for this.

[–]DMTandME[S] 3 points4 points ago

I didn't believe it until I saw this

[–]chestnba 0 points1 point ago

That is sick as fuck

[–]chaoticbuddhist 0 points1 point ago

TIL Diego Fazio exists. For that, I thank you.

[–]Sevrek 0 points1 point ago

Even though I know it's legitimate my mind refuses to believe it's real. It's just too good.

[–]NoLoveForYouHa 0 points1 point ago

I had to read the comments to believe it was real. I thought you were lying. That picture is amazing.

[–]showmepotatosalad 0 points1 point ago

I think that photo realism has to be one of the most impressive forms of art there is. Had you taken this image to r/art you would of had a bunch of people say this isn't creative and so they don't enjoy it. That type of ignorance astounds me.

[–]GraemeCaldwell 0 points1 point ago

That's because technical brilliance and artistic brilliance aren't the same thing.

A person can have both and be a great artist, or they can have great technique and not really have anything very interesting to express with it, or they can have a lot to express and no talent to express it (probably the most frustrating).

Bringing the craft, the inspiration, and the subject together into a unified whole where each complements and reinforces the others is very difficult, and it's why the best artists get the status they do.

This picture is an example of wonderful technique and craftsmanship. Diego Fazio is supremely talented draughtsman. But the image is nothing you would find out of the ordinary in any glossy magazine. It's entirely typical and no one would give it a second glance if not for the unexpected medium.