Hyperrealistic Portraits by Russian Artist Alena

Some people, for different reasons, criticize Instagram's overexposure, but generally forget that the photo-sharing social network, by name, is also a 24-hour art gallery displaying works by the most diverse artists. around the world, who would otherwise have had little space to show their talent, such as the talented artist Alena, best known in the art scene as _litvinalena_ , who has nearly 170K followers on the network.

Her case is quite paradigmatic because of her choice: The hyper-realistic design, which some smug in the art world calls "just" a copy of reality, as they stumble upon a banana taped to the wall with a silver ribbon, or a tin filled with Shit.

Supposedly, this sublime art made by her would be solemnly disqualified in a fashion art gallery. So here is one of the more than enough reasons for Instagram to exist.

Alena's portraits are so perfect that one gets the impression at a glance that they seem about to breathe and come alive. It may also happen that you see some of your works without knowing what it is and thinking it is a photo, but when you see the details it is hard not to imagine the incredible ability of those who draw them using only crayons.

The artist confesses that part of her success is due to her focusing on the most striking and appealing feature of her models, which are usually eyes, lips, a shy smile or a mysterious look. By itself, this perception is already one of the few portraitists that has and that makes their portraits unique and eternal to the memory of the person.

Another curiosity is that Alena never took a course in fine arts and her works, which sometimes require 10 hours of work, are the result of insistence with pencils for more than 8 years. Insane!

Source | _litvinalena_