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Take your favorite digital camera, and take a picture the likes of https://www.wikiart.org/en/zdzislaw-beksinski/untitled-1976-2/ https://www.wikiart.org/en/zdz

• actually_a_dog 5y ago
  Those are not examples of photorealism.
  • jevoten 5y ago
    Correct. Rejecting modern/abstract art does not limit you to photorealism. In fact, even less stylized classical works rarely strived for mere photorealism, or were judged solely on that basis. For example, I have never seen a photo that looks like https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-temple-of-dendera-upper-egypt-roberts-david/NgGpL7xaOwL0Vw https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-temple-of-dender... And is a random photo taken by a tourist in Egypt as "good" as that painting? It's more photorealistic, after all!
    • actually_a_dog 5y ago
      You're confused. I never said I rejected abstract art, and I never claimed that if you reject abstract art, you must love photorealism. Please reread what I wrote.
      • jevoten 5y ago
        "Abstracts of all sort have room for me in them; photorealism doesn't." and the rest of your post heavily implied that the only options are abstract art or photorealism, and doesn't even mention the many different traditional styles. But you are correct that you never say so explicitly.
        • actually_a_dog 5y ago
          It's a forum comment, not an art history dissertation. I chose photorealism as it contrasts very explicitly with abstract styles, and, because I don't care for it. There's no need to read anything more into it.