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At first glance you might think that these were photographs.
乍一看,你可能以为这些都是照片
But these are pencil drawings part of a growing art movement called hyperrealism.
但事实上它们都是铅笔画,是一场日渐壮大的艺术运动——“超现实主义”运动的组成部分
When people look at my drawings I would love them to feel a sense of emotion, a reality, you know.
我希望,人们在看我的画的时候能感受到一种情绪,一种现实
These are my works to bring people down to earth.
给大家实际的感觉就是我的工作
My name is Arinze Stanley.
我叫安林则·史丹利
I am hyperrealistic artist.
我是一个超现实主义画家
Hyperrealism is a genre of art that involves making drawings or paintings that looks very realistic.
超现实主义是一种艺术流派,追求画作的逼真性
And you can't actually distinguish it from a photograph or reality.
这种画的特点就是你很难将这种风格的画作和照片或是现实区分开
I started drawing when I was 6 years old.
我从6岁就开始画画了
My dad owns a paper factory.
我爸爸开了一家造纸厂
I basically grew up around a lot of paper.
所以我基本上是在纸堆里长大的
When people see my works, they are usually shocked that it is not a photo.
看到我的作品的时候人们通常都会很震惊,因为它竟然是画不是照片
They go like, "Oh wow, is that a photo?" "Did you make that with a pencil?"
他们会说,“哇塞,那是照片吗?”“你是用铅笔画的吗?”
And I'm like, "Yeah."
我会说,“是的
Usually, my works take a long time to create.
我的作品一般都比较费时
Sometimes, I can make a piece for about a month.
有时候,一张作品我就得画上个把月
。Sometimes it could drag onto two months depending on my mood and the size of the piece.
有时甚至会磨蹭两个月,看心情和作品的大小啦
I like to use my works to speak on issues affecting my society here in Nigeria and the whole of Africa.
我喜欢用我的作品来谈论影响尼日利亚乃至整个非洲社会的问题
Use the voice that I have through my art to speak for people who can't speak for themselves.
用我的作品为那些无法自己发声的人呐喊
This person is totally engulfed in oil.
这个人完全被石油吞没了
This signifies how much we use oil and destroy our society.
这幅画象征的是我们对石油的依赖,以及石油给我们的社会造成的破坏
This signifies the see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.
这幅画要表达的是勿视恶,勿听恶,勿言恶
I'm encouraging people to take a step back and try to emulate their childhood.
我想要通过这幅画鼓励大家往回看,鼓励大家向童年的自己学习
Trying to make people reset to default.
我想要让大家“恢复出厂设置”
When I pick up my pencil and put it on paper, it takes me away.
当我拿起铅笔,笔尖停留在纸上,我的思绪就跟着笔走了
It's something I can't explain in words.
那种感觉是无法用语言来形容的
。