At Louis K. Meisel, a Hyperrealist Explains Why the Camera Only Gets Her Halfway There

Raphaella Spence is preparing to open "From Rome to New York," a solo show at Louis K. Meisel Gallery pairing her large-scale, hyperrealist views of the two cities. Ahead of the opening, the painter spoke about her method, making clear that a photograph is where her paintings begin rather than where they end. From that initial image, she builds toward a fuller, painted version of each skyline. The show gives New York a chance to see both cities as she renders them, side by side, on her own canvas.

With reporting from Artnet News.