Creating portraits that are startlingly lifelike, Chinese artist Leng Jun is a master ofhyperrealism.
This great cultural change, and the Western influences it introduced, greatly influenced his art.
Interested in painting from a young age, he first experimented with oil paint while in middle school.
That was a great opportunity.
Looking back, reform and opening-up really saved the soul of our generation,saidLeng.
At the time, information coming from the West greatly contributed to the enlightenment of our people.
It also laid a very solid foundation for my later creations.
This work was followed by a series of photorealistic portraits of women, each more detailed than the next.
By examining the details, one can appreciate the precise brushstrokes that pull out each aspect of the sitter.
I want to push my painting skills to a higher level.
What is the most difficult thing?
To paint people, Leng toldCGNT.
For example, still life or rusted metals, they’re not something we see every day.
People deal with people the most and people are most familiar with people.
To portray people and make others believe is the hardest thing.
Chinese painter Leng Jun is known for his hyperrealistic portraits of women.
Leng’s first foray into photorealism was his 2004 oil painting,Mona Lisa.
He has continued his hyperrealistic work across a series of paintings that have been highly successful.
Watch these incredible demonstrations of Leng Jun painting his realistic portraits.
