Art is art and reality is reality. While art is often meant to depict reality, there is a broad line between the two and artistic impressions can at best imitate reality but never replace it. However, once in a while you may come across something that looks so real that you would snicker if someone said it's actually a sculpture! You doubt your eyes, question that your brain is playing tricks and have to actually touch it to believe it. And yet the incredulity refuses to go away.
This is what is known as hyper realistic art - it is characterized by ultra reality and actually blurs the line between art and reality. The level of precision and detail is such that the subject looks like a real and living object and has to be seen to be believed. The likeness to human figures is genuinely captivating. For instance, a casual person who chances upon Ron Mueck's sculpture of 'Two Women' can easily mistake it for two actual aged ladies standing together!
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