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"Paintings like Peterson's face a dilemma. When a painting is brought to such a high degree of finish and photographic resolution there is a risk that the painted surface is seen as a fetishized object made by a person of privilege. ...a painter working in this territory can be accused of uncritically using something horrible to make something beautiful. This is a difficult area to work within... my tendency for now, however, is to see Peterson's labors as evidence of his commitment."
Chris Ashley, Look See – June 6, 2006 Show Review
AND OTHERS. NEW REALISM (LATER COINED PHOTOREALISM BY LOUIS K. MEISEL) WAS AN OUTGROWTH OF POP ART WHICH SYMBOLIZED A HYPERREAL OR HYPERREALIST APPROACH
TO REALITY REGARDING COMMERCIALIZATION, SYMBOLIZATION,AND REPRODUCTION. HYPERREALISM IS A RECOGNIZED SUBSET OF PHOTOREALIST PAINTING AND A DEFINITIVE STYLE.
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