John de Andrea - Reality as Art

024 John De Andrea amber reclinig 2006 47x171x44cm bronze huile cheveux naturels — John De Andrea amber reclinig 2006 47x171x44cm bronze huile cheveux naturel

024-2 John De Andrea amber reclinig 2006 47x171x44cm bronze huile cheveux naturels — John De Andrea amber reclinig 2006 47x171x44cm bronze huile cheveux naturel

024-3 John De Andrea amber reclinig 2006 47x171x44cm bronze huile cheveux naturels — John De Andrea amber reclinig 2006 47x171x44cm bronze huile cheveux naturel

024-6 John De Andrea Juliette 1991 136x70x60cm polyvinyl huile cheveux naturels — John De Andrea Juliette 1991 136x70x60cm polyvinyl huile cheveux naturels

025-4 John De Andrea Juliette 1991 136x70x60cm polyvinyl huile cheveux naturels — John De Andrea Juliette 1991 136x70x60cm polyvinyl huile cheveux naturels

Text/Photos by Chen Chi-Hsiang. Time: October 22 to December 19. Location: Perrotin Gallery.

"Paulin, Paulin, Paulin" Group Exhibition: John de Andrea (born 1941) is also an illusionist—one of the most representative artists of American Super Realism. He directly casts from live models, replicating skin texture and hair with uncanny resemblance, achieving effects similar to Duane Hanson. However, he specializes in presenting completely nude figures, which is quite eerie and carries a slightly erotic intent. When observed closely, one can clearly see capillaries and blood vessel pulses on the skin, as if subtly moving; it is lifelike. Whether sitting on various chairs, standing, squatting, lying on carpets or sofas, or leaning against walls, his subjects display captivating postures, charming figures, ambiguous smiles, and provocative poses. These works imply certain messages about humanity. Indeed, reality is like art, and art is like reality, but this reality transcends the ordinary because truth has no fixed form yet encompasses everything.