LookingOutwards-09

In week five Mercedes Reyes, wrote about Eyal Gever‘s Sublime Moments (2014). In the blogpost, Mercedes writes the artist’s use of hyperrealism to be ugly, yet very interesting due to his ability to “capture the ominous potential along with a beauty and serenity of natural forms in a poetic juxtaposition”. I believe that the pieces Gever presents are beautiful due to their ability to capture actions in still moments. I would disagree with Mercedes and say that the beauty in Gever’s works is in ability to capture kinetic sculptures in still live images. I would like to add that his use of 3D printing technology and photographs is powerful, as we get to see things occurring in a macro level. I think his ability to do so, give him the ability to become much more creative with each piece. For example in his Water Dancer 3D liquid Simulation as shown below represents his use of merging hyperrealism with other creative approaches.

Water Dancer 3D liquid simulation from Eyal Gever on Vimeo.