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Beautiful hyperrealistic, painted sculptures of female swimmers by Carol Feuerman

American artist Carol Feuerman is recognised as one of the world’s most renowned hyperrealist sculptors, and her impressive career spans four decades. She sculpts and paints monumental, life-size and miniature works in bronze, resin and marble, and is best known for her large outdoor painted figurative pieces with water themes.

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Carol Feuerman's hyperrealistic painted sculpture of a smiling woman in a floral swimsuit and purple swimming cap, reclining on a blue inflatable ring in an indoor pool setting with colourful beach balls nearby

With a fascination of the female form and a recurring topic of swimming – each beautiful and colourful piece depicts a woman in a bathing costume, resting by the side of a pool or floating on an inflatable lounger or beach ball, often with their eyes closed and looking restful and happy.

Usually created to become freestanding pieces of art in unexpected interior and exterior spaces, Carol's sculptures are often provocative and unusual – depicting the American girl next door on a summer holiday.

Feuerman lives in New York and Florida, and has studios in Manhattan and Jersey City. She has had six museum retrospectives to date and has been included in exhibitions at the Venice Biennale, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, The State Hermitage, The Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, The Kunstmuseum Ahlen and the Circulo de Bellas Artes, among others. To discover more visit www.carolefeuerman.com.

All images courtesy of Carol Feuerman

Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a blue cropped top and purple headwrap sitting on a large colorful beach ball in yellow, magenta and green
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a white floral swimsuit and orange swimming cap, bending forward with a relaxed posture
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a black swimsuit sitting on a wooden platform beside a pool, with a cruise ship visible in the background
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman with pink hair in a black swimsuit balanced on a large blue inflatable beach ball against a blue sky
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman with eyes closed resting her head on a pink and yellow beach ball, wearing a lime green head wrap
Woman in striped swimwear relaxing on a large white inflatable swan float in a garden setting
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a female swimmer in a blue swimsuit and white cap, holding a yellow and blue volleyball, posed on a white pedestal in an urban plaza
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a pink bikini and white headwrap, sitting in lotus position on a striped lounger by a calm waterway at dusk
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a green swimming cap resting on a black inflatable ring in calm water at dusk
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture of a young woman in a yellow swimsuit and orange swim cap, floating on a silver inflatable ring in a swimming pool at night
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a red swimsuit with butterfly motifs, wearing a gold head covering, alongside another figure holding a green ball
Close-up profile view of a hyperrealistic painted sculpture of a woman's head and shoulders, her hair covered in a shimmering gold mesh cap, eyes closed peacefully
Hyperrealistic painted sculpture by Carol Feuerman of a woman in a purple swimsuit seated on pink lotus petals, wearing ornate jewellery and a decorative headpiece, framed by palm fronds
Aerial view of an indoor event space with clusters of lush green topiary, pink lotus flowers and palm plants, with visitors mingling throughout the area
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