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Julia Faber’s hyperrealistic painting is concerned with themes of the formation and disciplining of bodies, through citations of classical mythological motifs and illustrations of forced pedagogical regulations of the body from textbooks and newspaper advertisements from the 19th century.

Oil paint and ink drawing on canvas. True story. Sigh. What a stunning combination … and a combination that, I will admit, made me do more than a few double-takes! Also, those icebergs? So, so, beautiful. This is the work of Austrian artist Julia Faber.

We were excited to discover Austrian painter Julia Faber’s paintings. Julia Faber's hyperrealistic paintings use the absurd to straddle the contemporary and the mythological.

Blending painting and drawing, Julia Faber pits nature against the real-life robots that emulate its creatures. The Vienna-based artist contrasts realistic, painted backdrops or animals with stunning linework.

Julia Faber’s paintings convey a sense of the grotesque with a strong touch of surrealism. References from mythology or other historical hints are mixed with the present in order to create something timeless.

Versöhnlicher wird es dann gegen Ende der Schau, wenn etwa die Wiener Künstlerin Julia Faber über „Preisinger’s beliefs“ („Preisinger’s Glauben“) reflektiert: Der US-Neurowissenschaftler Michael Preisinger hatte in den 1980er Jahren mittels eines Helms, des „God Helmet“, der im Kopf der Probandinnen und Probanden ein Magnetfeld erzeugte, versucht, spirituelle und religiöse Erlebnisse zu erzeugen und damit letztlich die Nichtexistenz Gottes zu „beweisen“.

Blending painting and drawing, Julia Faber pits nature against the real-life robots that emulate its creatures. The Vienna-based artist contrasts realistic, painted backdrops or animals with stunning linework. In the past, Faber’s work traversed humanity’s own periled social structures and history. This new body of work appears to explore our effect on the world outside of our physical bodies.

The iconic photograph of Freud holding a cigar inspired the Viennese artist Julia Faber to come up with her personal interpretation entitled "Your Primal Urges Are Weighing You Down" in 2016.

As pinturas de Julia Faber parecem mostrar uma fascinação por robôs. Mas não aqueles robôs de ficção científica que existem no cinema. Os robôs que aparecem aqui são mais próximos daqueles da Boston Dynamics, o que acaba deixando as imagens aqui um pouco mais próximas da realidade.

In her most recent work, the painter Julia Faber explores nature and technology by combining nature and robots that imitate the creatures that surround them. What makes a living creature? What is the difference between a machine and an animal?

Fascinated by robots designed to imitate the movements of animals, Faber explores the idea of natural blueprints and the possibility that robotics represents the next phase of evolution.

Paintings by Vienna-based fine artist Julia Faber, found via our Reader Submissions.