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An anatomical figure depicting an animal or human with the skin removed to show the location and interplay of the muscles.
From roughly the 15th century, Western artists began to concern themselves with accurate representation of the body—and, in particular, the working of muscles.
Often artists witnessed (and sometimes performed) dissections on cadavers to determine the position and function of anatomical structures, and they made three-dimensional écorché models. These models became an essential part of most artists’ studio equipment. Many drawings were made of such models—those of Leonardo da Vinci are especially well known—and some were reproduced in textbooks devoted to art or anatomy. Andreas Vesalius published his masterpiece, De humani corporis fabrica (“On the Structure of the Human Body”), and a similar work for artists that he called Epitome in 1543.
Female Écorché
Oil-based clay sculpture, 2022
Hyperrealism is a genre of painting, drawing, and sculpture resembling a high-resolution photograph. Hyperrealism is considered an advancement of photorealism by the methods used to create the resulting paintings or sculptures. The term is primarily applied to an independent art movement and art style in the United States and Europe that has developed since the early 1970s. Carole Feuerman is the forerunner in the hyperrealism movement along with Duane Hanson and John De Andrea.
Hyperrealism, although photographic in essence, often entails a softer, much more complex focus on the subject depicted, presenting it as a living, tangible object. These objects and scenes in hyperrealism paintings and sculptures are meticulously detailed to create the illusion of a reality not seen in the original photo. That is not to say they're surreal, as the illusion is a convincing depiction of (simulated) reality. Textures, surfaces, lighting effects, and shadows appear clearer and more distinct than the reference photo or even the actual subject itself.