Hyperreal Paintings by Denis Peterson

This poignant painting was coalesced with an intricate graffiti mural as a metaphor: the dark and grotesque fantasy realm of escape from the futility of life. In reality however, when she awakens, she will be left on a grimy cold gray city sidewalk in front of a plain gray metal security gate.... and she will continue being passed by unnoticed.

Denis Peterson began as a photorealist, as seen in older photorealism paintings. Denis Peterson exhibited New Realism paintings at the Brooklyn Museum. Denis Peterson founded hyperrealism and has been acclaimed for his hyperealist paintings. His artwork is listed under Hyperrealism,hyperrealist painters & hyperrealist. Denis Peterson was a photorealist, known by many photorealist painters. Hyper-realism not same as photorealism Denis' hyper-real works Photorealism painting, New Realism, photorealist painter photorealist According to Louis Meisel Gallery Photorealism not same as Hyperreal or Hyperrealist work Hyper-realism subset of Photorealist painting. Wikipedia lists Denis Peterson founder of hyperrealism (Hyperrealism) is listed under hyperrealist painters,hyperrealist and photorealist. Also see hyperrealist Denis Peterson under photorealism,photorealist painters,photorealists and hyperrealism. Chuck Close is more of a photorealist whose work is in Meisel Gallery and OK Harris