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The Others: Fresh hyperrealistic portraits of beautiful women by Harding Meyer

Contemporary Brazilian artist Harding Meyer – featured previously – has unleashed a fresh series of hyperrealistic, large-scale portraits of beautiful women. Entitled The Others, he will be exhibiting his latest series at the Galerie Voss in Düsseldorf this autumn.

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Hyperrealistic oil portrait of a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes against a dark teal background, painted with visible brushstrokes and palette knife marks

His artworks are crafted with a frenzy of heavy duty brushstrokes and palette knife markings, inspired by pixelated photographs that can often be found on the Internet. Focusing on the human face, Harding loves to get really close to the eyes and derives pure human emotion from each and every fictional character he brings to life.

Born in 1964 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Meyer studied at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künst in Karlsruhe, Germany where he currently lives and works. His solo show, The Others, will launch on 26 August at Galerie Voss and run until 5 November 2016.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of the artist

Hyperrealistic portrait of a woman's face with dark hair and red lips, painted with heavy brushstrokes and palette knife markings against a dark teal background
Hyperrealistic portrait of a woman with striking blue eyes and red lips, her face composed of pixelated brushstrokes and palette knife marks blending into a teal and dark blue abstracted background
Oil portrait of a woman with closed eyes and pink lips, rendered in heavy brushstrokes with pixelated areas across the face against a dark background
Hyperrealistic portrait painting of a woman's face with pale complexion against a deep blue pixelated background, created with heavy brushstrokes and palette knife marks
Close-up portrait of a woman's face with a piercing blue eye, painted with bold brushstrokes and palette knife marks in muted tones by Harding Meyer
Two large-scale hyperrealistic portrait paintings by Harding Meyer featuring women with striking blue eyes against textured blue backgrounds, leaning against a gallery wall
Hyperrealistic portrait of a woman's face with dark hair and intense gaze, painted with heavy brushstrokes and palette knife markings on a large canvas
A large-scale hyperrealistic portrait by Harding Meyer depicting a woman's face with striking blue eyes and long hair, with an artist standing on a ladder working on the mural and a white dog sitting in front of it
Hyperrealistic portrait painting by Harding Meyer of a woman's face against a vibrant blue pixelated background, displayed on a white gallery wall with sculptural forms at its base
Harding Meyer's hyperrealistic portrait of a woman's face with striking blue eyes and red lips, painted with visible brushstrokes and palette knife marks on canvas, hung on a white wall
Artist's hand holding a palette knife while working on a hyperrealistic portrait of a woman's face with striking blue eyes
Hyperrealistic portrait by Harding Meyer showing a woman's face with a striking blue eye, rendered in textured brushstrokes and muted colours of purple, pink and ochre
Studio view of Harding Meyer's hyperrealistic portrait paintings from The Others series leaning against walls, with a black and white dog resting on the floor in front
Artist standing on ladder working on a large hyperrealistic portrait with expressive eyes and brushstrokes, watched by a black and white dog sitting on the ground below
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