STRIKING HYPERREAL DRAWINGS OF EYES.

STRIKING HYPERREAL DRAWINGS OF EYES.

STRIKING HYPERREAL DRAWINGS OF EYES.

Many illustrators have devoted their art to give representations of the human eye with all the sparkle and intensity of the real thing. After thoroughly scanning some of their work, it is still incredibly difficult to tell whether they are photographs or not. However only a few talented artists have been able to go beyond ‘photo-realism’, to attain what ‘art’ has to offer, using their techniques as a foundation, not as an end.

One of such artists is JOSÉ VERGARA, from Texas, who draws close-ups of the human eye with an hyper-realistic level of detail. This talented young artist creates his stunning drawings using only coloured pencils and gel pens, a process which he says takes him 20 hours of work per eye. His portrayals show the eyes in vivid detail, each eyelash and pore of the skin meticulously crafted. Perhaps the most mesmerizing aspect of the images are the colourful and luminescent irises which expertly catch the light and appear to shine back at the viewer. In some of the works, tiny reflections of the outside world can be made out, lending depth and soul to the renderings. We are intrigued by VERGARA’s depictions of eyes, which capture a certain ineffable mystery just beyond their incredible detail.