DENIS PETERSON

"Denis Peterson initially emerged as a Photorealist painter. He would soon become widely acknowledged as the primary architect of Hyperrealism." MODERN MET

"Peterson's latest hyperreal paintings are metaphoric silent witnesses - quintessential portraitures of salient human beings and incorporeal landscapes." VILLAGE VOICE

"Denis Peterson leveraged advancements in realism by mixing the seemingly objective with the artificial and subjective." SOTHEBY'S

"The fundamental component in Peterson's dynamic work is not necessarily the subject, but man's proximity to it." THOMAS PAUL FINE ARTS

"Through Denis' work, it is not only the hierarchy of arts that the artist intends to upset, but real social paradigms." PIERRE BERGÉ & ASSOCIÉS

"Peterson is known for his fine draftsmanship and is technically more advanced than prior Photorealists." IMPORTANT ART AND ARTISTS OF PHOTOREALISM • THE ART STORY

"Rendered with magnificent photographic precision, Peterson’s paintings bring the chaos of the street into clear focus." PLUS ONE GALLERY

"It becomes immediately apparent that techniques and methods are a product of his work, not the other way around." GEOF HUTH • USA TODAY

"He is the Michael Phelps of painting. The results of all this technique and choice of subject are technical marvels and entertaining documentaries." URBAN PERSPECTIVES

"Peterson imbues something of himself into the work - which is why his images succeed where his contemporaries do not." RIK RAWLING • KEEP IT HYPERREAL

"Denis is an artist who has chosen to use his art as a humanitarian effort to change the world, as seen in his stunning paintings on genocide." BRENDA BLOCKMAN • WOR TV

"Peterson's photorealistic works are visually compelling; bearing witness to grotesque mistreatment of people by governments, societies, and systemic classism." JOHN BATHKE • CABLE NEWS 12

"To witness genocide (in his works) is to feel not only the chill of your own mortality, but the degradation of all humanity." FERGAL KEANE • BBC TV

"Peterson worked to expose totalitarian regimes, portraying corruption and oppression. His themes have been universally defined." MARYAM ADEL, EDITOR • AL JAZEERA

"The incredible realism of life on the streets in Denis Peterson's hyperreal paintings bewilders viewers." BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ARTS

"Painters Richard Estes, Denis Peterson, Audrey Flack and Chuck Close worked from photographic stills to create paintings that appeared to be photographs." MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

"Thank you very much for your collaboration Denis, I feel very honored you have participated on this jury." DIRECTOR • EUROPEAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

"Hyperrealist painters Chuck Close, Charles Bell, and Denis Peterson produced canvasses from images that became the driving force of Western capitalism." MOSCOW MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

"Peterson portrays anonymous ordinary people caught in contemporary conflicts, neither glorifying nor heroising them." CZ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

"Major exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum have showcased the works of contemporary artists Chuck Close, Denis Peterson and Ron Mueck." BROOKLYN MUSEUM

"Photography assimilated into the art world with the success of painters Estes, Peterson, Flack and Close." TATE MODERN

"Prominent photorealists who emerged during this time were Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Denis Peterson and Malcolm Morley. While they shared many stylistic tendencies, they were not a cohesive group." NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND

"Peterson's work exemplifies cityscape photorealism at its best. Precision, color and exactitude extraordinarily rich in technique and composition." CORCORAN MUSEUM • MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS

"Masters of the genre like Chuck Close, Bert Monroy and Denis Peterson are praised for their skill and ability to transform their vision into astounding art." ART MIAMI MAGAZINE

"Emotional empathy with his subjects distinguishes Peterson’s work from the cooler response of Photorealists." DR. KENNETH HAY - CHAIR • CONTEMPORARY ART, LEEDS UNIVERSITY

"Peterson brought unacknowledged subjects to the gallery. His works are arresting, forcing viewers to confront genocide, homelessness, totalitarianism." COLTON VALENTINE • HUFFINGTON POST

"Peterson leaves onlookers impressed with his real life scenes - but gobsmacked when realised every inch is painted." EUROPEAN UNION TIMES

"To witness genocide in his works is to feel not only the chill of your own mortality, but the degradation of all humanity." FERGAL KEANE • BBC TV

"Peterson is known for his fine draftsmanship and is technically more advanced than prior Photorealists." IMPORTANT ART AND ARTISTS OF PHOTOREALISM • THE ART STORY

"Denis Peterson, Audrey Flack, Richard Estes and Chuck Close worked from photographic stills to create paintings." AMERICAN CULTURE IN THE 2OTH CENTURY • EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS

"Denis Peterson distinguished Hyperrealism from Photorealism making meticulous changes to emphasize a socially conscious message." ART THE WHOLE STORY • THAMES AND HUDSON PUBLISHING

"The first Photorealists were Chuck Close, Don Eddy, Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Robert Bechtle, Audrey Flack, and Denis Peterson." THE ART STORY • MODERN ART INSIGHT

"Denis, I find your work most impressive! You are really a master of the airbrush technique." RALPH GOINGS • PHOTOREALIST PAINTER

"This instance of Hyperrealism is a performance art. Peterson isn't showing off; he is a radical painter, compelling us with his dedication." ARI SILETZ • A BRUSH STROKE FOR EVERY HUMAN SUFFERING

"His latest series is a showcase for how far he can take his abilities: he is, really, an Olympic-level athlete of painting. Denis is in a class by himself." C. RYWALT • NYC ART

"They are the images of everyday life, snapshots of a busy, sometimes lonely, existence. Only a handful of artists can achieve this result." DENHAM HITCHCOCK • MSN TV AUSTRALIAN NEWS

"Denis Peterson’s work is soulful and gorgeous. He depicts the humanity and dignity inherent to the human experience." BEN THOMPSON • EMPTY KINGDOM

"Peterson's work addresses a sense of loss, pain/angst in a culture dominated by corporate America." J. BITTINGER KLOMP • METAMODERNIST/HYPERREALIST ART

"Renaissance painters catered to emerging capitalism, and Peterson's Don’t Shed No Tears provokes America to intervene with her wealth." A BRUSHSTROKE FOR EVERY HUMAN SUFFERING

"Peterson's paintings have a timeless symbolic meaning, rather than the mere appearance of a photo." JOSHUA ROSE, EDITOR • AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE

"In Dust to Dust, Peterson asserts a man of negligible social status is as deserving of having his humanity recognized." FROM CAVE PAINTING TO STREET ART • RIZZOLI PUBLISHING

"All of Peterson's works are well-made, capture attention at the surface level and provoke immediate admiration of technique." CARLETON PALMER • NY EXAMINER

"Peterson lives with images so intensely (mega realism) that they become familiar, internal, alive, emotional." C. ASHLEY • LOOK SEE

"In creating these painstaking, handmade works, Mr. Peterson is working in an artistic tradition that goes as far back as the Renaissance." CANADA GLOBE AND MAIL

"Peterson's semiotic paintings are more deliberate polymorphic illusions of reality and considerably less monolithic than traditional Photorealism." ART AND ANTIQUES MAGAZINE

"As metaphors that tell our current society's story, these images expose the doubt and vulnerability that many in this nation feel." ART REFLECTS TRUTH • DESERET NEWS

"Peterson's Hyperrealism incorporates POP culture in an existential frame of reference: phantasmagorical, optically convincing images." ILLUSTRATO

"The hidden secret is revealed - people and obscure reflections on background windows have been conjured up by his brushstrokes." UK DAILY MAIL

"This may look like a photograph of NYC... but it is actually a painting by hyperrealist Denis Peterson." UK TELEGRAPH

"We can flip the page on a Newsweek photo, worth a click of the camera, but we can’t as easily turn away from such an extraordinary labor of compassion." ARI SILETZ • THE MULLAH WITH NO LEGS

"Very beautiful and so exquisitely crafted I took them for photographs. Peterson's work is serious, sophisticated, politically and morally engaged." ROBERT AYERS • ART INFO

"Gottfried Helnwein, Denis Peterson, and Craig Wylie are all Hyperrealist artists who use their work to send an unapologetic social message." PLUS ONE GALLERY • LONDON

"Peterson's images connect to Social Realism. They put a face to their own dogma, showing individuals caught in the social/political/cultural juggernaut." METAMODERNIST/HYPERREALIST ART

"He pioneered a splinter movement in Photorealism he called Hyperrealism, a widely acknowledged school of art with significant international following." ART ODYSSEY

"Denis captures how hard it can be to make it in America. His paintings deftly illustrate the gap between the wealthy and poor of American society." MICHAEL HINES • TREND HUNTER ART & DESIGN

"Peterson, whose pioneering works are universally viewed as an offshoot of Photorealism, first used Hyperrealism to apply to the new movement." WIKIPEDIA • HYPERREALISM

"His iconic paintings achieve heightened awareness of innumerous plights that impact human dignity in today’s decadent societies and tomorrow’s world." BRIAN MURPHY • MAKE THE PAINT SCREAM