Hyperreal art tricks the eye

Canadian artist Jason de Graaf creates acrylic paintings so detailed that upon first glance the viewer may mistake the work for a still-life photograph.

 Strawberries (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)


Solstice II (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Hollyhocks (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Everything I Want is Expensive (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

5 O'clock Shadow (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Fertility (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Four Marbles (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Golden Russet (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Green Bottle (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Metropolis (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Seven Marbles (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)

Two Plums (Courtesy of Jason de Graaf/Plus One Gallery)