Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Life-like Illustration by Cath Riley



As an artist aiming for ultimate realism, you know you've got it right when viewers double take. In the case of Cath Riley, I would not be surprised if she fooled the lot. Her skin-tight illustrations appear so much like photos you really do have to look twice. Applying the simple medium of pencil to paper, Riley creates exquisitely detailed hand-drawn portraits, focusing specifically on depictions of the flesh and the human body with a confident definition I've never witnessed before. Riley has recently exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition with commissions from big brands such as The Economist and Nike.

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