Cheryl Kelley. Car hyperrealism Bashny.Net

American artist Cheryl Kelley (Cheryl Kelley) draws only old cars. For Kelly, her love for cars - is primarily a deep instinctual drive to their form, and not addicted to the roar of the engine. The artist herself describes her passion: "The first thing that fascinates me, it's a beauty. I can literally get lost in the reflections of beautiful cars when they stopped at a traffic light ».





Cheryl graduated from the University of Houston in 1982 and the High School for the performing and Visual Arts in 1987.



Passion for cars came from Cheryl Kelly in childhood: while her peers were playing daughters and mothers, it is full with cars chasing famous brand Hot Wheels. Growing up, she did not leave venture to sit behind the wheel of a car and now confidently leads Corvette 1977 release. The name of this talented artist is well known admirers of hyper-realistic art, which, by the way, is becoming more popular every year.



For his work Cheryl Kelly uses oil paint and aluminum sheets



Many artists giperrealista pay attention to portraits or still lifes, while Cheryl Kelly draws exclusively cars. It gives preference maslkaram («muscle cars») - US auto 1960-70 model years. The name literally translated as "muscular machines," Cheryl Kelly made reflect that car - a unique symbiosis of male and female traits, because each mechanism force tens of horsepower is in the form of elegant and sensual (if not feminine) forms.



Working on each new picture, Cheryl Kelly refers to photographs of dealers and museums, most of all she is attracted brands such cars as the Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette. Images are applied with oil paints on aluminum sheets, which allows the artist to achieve maximum realism and characteristic "gloss».