Based in Richmond, Virginia, Sylvio Lynch III is a contemporary realist artist. Including the practice of traditional portraiture, still life drawing, and sketching via graphite, charcoal and colored pencil, lynch creates hyperrealistic expressions of the ordinary.
His influences include the illustrations of Norman Rockwell, the historical legacy of American architecture, popular culture, as well as the legacy of pioneering hyperrealist painters such as: Robert Bechtle and John Salt, and Barkley Hendricks. In addition, Lynch is ever inspired by the technical discipline of architectural sketching and draftsmanship.
Lynch holds a PhD in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University and a M.A. in American Studies from the University of Alabama. From academic rigor in these fields as well as architecture, Lynch creates from his observations of the built environment, and the decadence of otherwise ordinary people, places, things, and forms.
For inquires, drop a line at sylviosart@gmail.com or visit the Contact page.
Sylvio Lynch III signing prints of original works for Great Minds Inc. 9.2021.