We can hardly imagine what people from the past looked like. There are not enough high-resolution images, and when it comes to people who lived before the invention of photography, we can only judge by paintings and sculptures. We have to admit though: it was much easier to conceal your flaws in the pre-Photoshop era – why would a painter show every line and zit of their client and make them look less appealing? Well, Korean artist Joong Won Jeong doesn’t care. He uses old paintings, busts, and photos to create hyper-realistic portraits and show what these people would look like with all their imperfections.
Korean artist creates hyper-realistic images
Venus de Milo
Seneca
Homer
Giuliano Medici
Costanza Bonarelli
Adam from Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam
God from Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam
Van Gogh
He also recreates photos
This is the painter’s grandfather
Yi Sang
Sigmund Freud
Working on Michelangelo
You can see the size of his works here
Self-portrait
