Artist Joongwon Jeong Creates Hyperrealistic Portraits of Homer and Aphrodite
Master class: Joongwon Charles Jeong's studio if filled with giant canvases of his incredible creations, such as this one of Greek philosopher Homer
Joongwon Jeong is a Korean painter and a freelance illustrator who specializes in hyperrealism. This time the artist took inspiration from some classical pieces of art and recreated them as hyperrealistic portraits that almost look like photographs.
Just by looking at the artist’s Instagram page you see that Joongwon is an incredibly versatile artist. He does oil and watercolor paintings, pencil drawings and even does Shakespeare plays! Check out some of his amazing hyperrealistic portraits inspired by pieces of classical art in the gallery below!
Image credits: Joongwon Jeong
Homer is a legendary Greek writer, having written such amazing poems as the Iliad and the Odyssey, earning him the nickname of “father of western literature”.
Incredible: There is no hiding when the talented Korean artist starts and his unbelievable painting of Homer shows his face in incredible detail and intricacy
Image credits: Joongwon Jeong
The statue of Venus de Milo displayed at The Louvre is one of the oldest sculptures that survived to this day. The statue is believed to represent Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, yet some people speculate that it could represent Amphitrite, a Greek goddess of the sea.
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