Hyper-realistic Painter Luigi Benedicenti (1948-2015 Torino, Italy)
The Beginning
Italian photo-realist artist Luigi Benedicenti has created hyper-realistic paintings of delicious food – from cakes and berries to fruits and ice-cream. Luigi was born in 1948 in Torino, Italy, and since the late 60s completely devoted his life to the movement of “realism.” He was recognized for his seductive representations of sweets, pastries, and other still life compositions.
Benedicenti’s sensual use of light, reflection, and his invisible brush strokes make his gloss-like paintings seem edible enough to eat.
For his work, he chose the theme of food. Looking at the colorful still life works of Luigi, hard to believe that they are actually drawn, not photographed. Luigi graduated from Turin School of Arts. The viewers were delighted with his first works, and his first exhibitions were a great success.
The Painting Career
The talented artist continued to paint, but avoided performing in exhibitions. Only in the early 90’s Luigi Benedicenti started to participate in group and solo art exhibitions.
View Luigi Benedicenti Paintings
At the moment, hyper realistic paintings by Luigi Benedicenti are widely known throughout world, and his show is always accompanied by a huge popularity. The artist tries to convey in his work all the excitement and feelings he experiences every day, living in a small town in Italy, among his family and friends.
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