Mark McDermott

Meticulous Realism: Evoking Emotion and Storytelling through Hyperrealistic Art

Painting to me has almost become as essential as breathing. It’s something that encompasses far more than the ability to put paint on a brush and apply it to a surface. It becomes part of daily life in how I look at everything I see and do; noticing the reflected light on a coffee cup or how a wilting leaf can evoke an emotion. I want to create a moment in a story that the viewer completes when they look at my work. It’s not just what it means to me but what it means to them.

Mark's enthusiasm for art goes back to his early childhood in England where he displayed a keen interest in drawing. Around 2003 Mark started to learn classical oil painting and developed his skill over the next several years. After a hiatus from painting Mark continued to study colour and technique and in 2017 picked up painting again with renewed vigour and much improved technique and style. He vows to never leave painting behind ever again.

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  • "Nuture by Nature" is a hyperrealism art piece by artist Mark McDermott. The original work is an actual painting that is so detailed it looks like a photograph.

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  • Anti-Warhol is a hyperrealism art piece by artist Mark McDermott. The original work is an actual painting that is so detailed it looks like a photograph.

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  • "Old School" wall art is a hyperrealism art piece by artist Mark McDermott. The original work is an actual painting that is so detailed it looks like a photograph.

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  • As kids we want to be adults, and as adults we forget how to be kids. This is why it’s so important to keep...to Preserve. The antique jar has been around a long time and is perfectly imperfect. I keep the lid on so I can always access the magic that I know is so fragile. This fragility is emphasized by being precariously placed on the edge of the shelf. It’s vital to know how easy it is to lose.

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    Preserve

    Artist Mark McDermott
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  • This piece is for true shoe lovers. Some of the most coveted shoes are often kept on display in a lovely shoe closet and rarely see the light of day for fear of them losing their perfection. The composition and name of the piece anthropomorphizes them and encourages them to shed their shyness.

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    Artist Mark McDermott
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  • "Once upon a time" wall art was created by Mark McDermott.

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  • This is the first in a series of hyperrealist art works called ‘Developing’ and as such is a visual statement of my journey as a young person with art. Genesis, as you can imagine, represents the start which was just me as a very young child in England and a bucket of LEGO bricks. No instructions, just imagination.

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    Artist Mark McDermott
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  • In this form we can see that the foil has been crumpled into a ball and dares to be different by sitting in a field of red. More unconventional than most representations of foil in modern art. The magic of foil is that it reflects whatever it is presented with, and the more used it gets, the more interesting it becomes.

    Goodness Gracious

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    Artist Mark McDermott
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  • "Appeal" is a hyperrealist art work with an orange as the subject. It is hard to beleive that the original is a painting and not a photograph.

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    Appeal

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  • This whimsical art work was created by Mark McDermott. The whimsical topic and composition posed an intriguing challenge.

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    Artist Mark McDermott
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