Cal, the Artist
@califormetry.bsky.social
the artist behind vector hyperrealism
CALIFORMETRY.COM
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pssst..
each piece has a story -- and you'll find all behind the scenes on my website:
califormetry.com/vector-hyper...
each piece has a story -- and you'll find all behind the scenes on my website:
califormetry.com/vector-hyper...
April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
pssst..
each piece has a story -- and you'll find all behind the scenes on my website:
califormetry.com/vector-hyper...
each piece has a story -- and you'll find all behind the scenes on my website:
califormetry.com/vector-hyper...
i finished this piece a while back, and for the past few months, it’s been hanging as a large print on the wall in my bedroom.
falling asleep while gazing at those golden-black calm waters has been a treat.
falling asleep while gazing at those golden-black calm waters has been a treat.
April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i finished this piece a while back, and for the past few months, it’s been hanging as a large print on the wall in my bedroom.
falling asleep while gazing at those golden-black calm waters has been a treat.
falling asleep while gazing at those golden-black calm waters has been a treat.
not often do you have an exact time stamp of when the inspiration was born. this time i did.
April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
not often do you have an exact time stamp of when the inspiration was born. this time i did.
as I stood intimately close to the painting, these golden reflections felt home-like.
they reminded me of the countless times I watched the sun setting over the Pacific on the California coast.
i longed to make it a part of my love letters.
thinking of the how, I took this shot:
they reminded me of the countless times I watched the sun setting over the Pacific on the California coast.
i longed to make it a part of my love letters.
thinking of the how, I took this shot:
April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
as I stood intimately close to the painting, these golden reflections felt home-like.
they reminded me of the countless times I watched the sun setting over the Pacific on the California coast.
i longed to make it a part of my love letters.
thinking of the how, I took this shot:
they reminded me of the countless times I watched the sun setting over the Pacific on the California coast.
i longed to make it a part of my love letters.
thinking of the how, I took this shot:
every time I visit an art exhibition or museum, i try to find at least one inspiration to bring back to my own art practice.
i found such a "souvenir" in an oil painting by the famous French impressionist Claude Monet, during one of my joyful visits to the iconic Getty Center in Los Angeles.
i found such a "souvenir" in an oil painting by the famous French impressionist Claude Monet, during one of my joyful visits to the iconic Getty Center in Los Angeles.
April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
every time I visit an art exhibition or museum, i try to find at least one inspiration to bring back to my own art practice.
i found such a "souvenir" in an oil painting by the famous French impressionist Claude Monet, during one of my joyful visits to the iconic Getty Center in Los Angeles.
i found such a "souvenir" in an oil painting by the famous French impressionist Claude Monet, during one of my joyful visits to the iconic Getty Center in Los Angeles.
"LIQUID GOLD" (2025) :: vector linework
April 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"LIQUID GOLD" (2025) :: vector linework
genuinely appreciate your curiosity about artists pushing the boundaries
and i'm warmly inviting you to explore more about my California-bound art practice at califormetry.com
much love from sunny California
- Cal
and i'm warmly inviting you to explore more about my California-bound art practice at califormetry.com
much love from sunny California
- Cal
Cal, the Artist - Vector Hyperrealism & California Fine Art
Meet Cal, the Artist behind Vector Hyperrealism—pushing vector art to new extremes and into the realm of fine art. Based in California, every piece he creates is a love letter to the Golden State.
CALIFORMETRY.COM
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
genuinely appreciate your curiosity about artists pushing the boundaries
and i'm warmly inviting you to explore more about my California-bound art practice at califormetry.com
much love from sunny California
- Cal
and i'm warmly inviting you to explore more about my California-bound art practice at califormetry.com
much love from sunny California
- Cal
appreciation for craftsmanship is still very much alive. And I believe it’s only going to grow, especially in the face of the approaching generative-content singularity.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
appreciation for craftsmanship is still very much alive. And I believe it’s only going to grow, especially in the face of the approaching generative-content singularity.
This is my rebellion.
Not against AI itself, but against the fear that AI marks the death of the artist. Vector Hyperrealism is my commitment to human intention and, considering that nearly half of my works in this direction have been private commissions, I’m happy to say that
Not against AI itself, but against the fear that AI marks the death of the artist. Vector Hyperrealism is my commitment to human intention and, considering that nearly half of my works in this direction have been private commissions, I’m happy to say that
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is my rebellion.
Not against AI itself, but against the fear that AI marks the death of the artist. Vector Hyperrealism is my commitment to human intention and, considering that nearly half of my works in this direction have been private commissions, I’m happy to say that
Not against AI itself, but against the fear that AI marks the death of the artist. Vector Hyperrealism is my commitment to human intention and, considering that nearly half of my works in this direction have been private commissions, I’m happy to say that
I want these works to feel monumental like building a cathedral to human craftsmanship in an age of automation, disposable imagery, and algorithmic shortcuts.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I want these works to feel monumental like building a cathedral to human craftsmanship in an age of automation, disposable imagery, and algorithmic shortcuts.
"STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" (2024)
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 36 165 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/stairway-to-...
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 36 165 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/stairway-to-...
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN" (2024)
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 36 165 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/stairway-to-...
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 36 165 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/stairway-to-...
From afar, these images might appear photographic. But zoom in, and a different story emerges: each element is a meaningless abstraction on its own. It is to the whole what an ant is to a colony. I’m fascinated by that emergence.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
From afar, these images might appear photographic. But zoom in, and a different story emerges: each element is a meaningless abstraction on its own. It is to the whole what an ant is to a colony. I’m fascinated by that emergence.
The most ambitious to date, "THE GOLDEN STATE" (2024), contains 77,832 individual hand-drawn vector elements.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The most ambitious to date, "THE GOLDEN STATE" (2024), contains 77,832 individual hand-drawn vector elements.
Each piece is drawn entirely by hand in Adobe Illustrator. No autotracing. No shortcuts. Every element, every shadow and every highlight is crafted purposefully, shape by shape. Some works take weeks. Others -- months.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Each piece is drawn entirely by hand in Adobe Illustrator. No autotracing. No shortcuts. Every element, every shadow and every highlight is crafted purposefully, shape by shape. Some works take weeks. Others -- months.
"PIRATE TOWER" (2024)
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 37 073 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/laguna-beach...
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 37 073 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/laguna-beach...
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"PIRATE TOWER" (2024)
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 37 073 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/laguna-beach...
vector hyperrealism ✍️ 37 073 hand-drawn elements
private commission of Laguna Beach, California
full story behind it: califormetry.com/laguna-beach...
My goal isn’t simply to impress with detail, but to elevate the medium — to reclaim vector from its utilitarian past and reframe it as a tool for fine art.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My goal isn’t simply to impress with detail, but to elevate the medium — to reclaim vector from its utilitarian past and reframe it as a tool for fine art.
to reveal – not reduce – the emotional perception of the complexity of reality.
Just as photorealism once redefined painting in the age of photography, Vector Hyperrealism redefines the possibilities of vector as an art medium.
Just as photorealism once redefined painting in the age of photography, Vector Hyperrealism redefines the possibilities of vector as an art medium.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
to reveal – not reduce – the emotional perception of the complexity of reality.
Just as photorealism once redefined painting in the age of photography, Vector Hyperrealism redefines the possibilities of vector as an art medium.
Just as photorealism once redefined painting in the age of photography, Vector Hyperrealism redefines the possibilities of vector as an art medium.
Defining Vector Hyperrealism has become both a technical and philosophical pursuit: a merging of digital tools with the limits of human patience. It’s not just a style experiment: it’s an exploration of how a rigid, mechanical medium, long associated with simplification, can instead be used
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Defining Vector Hyperrealism has become both a technical and philosophical pursuit: a merging of digital tools with the limits of human patience. It’s not just a style experiment: it’s an exploration of how a rigid, mechanical medium, long associated with simplification, can instead be used
Soon, through curiosity and self-reflection, the work evolved – naturally and unexpectedly – into something that began to push beyond the realism end of the axis and into the uncharted territory of visual representation.
April 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Soon, through curiosity and self-reflection, the work evolved – naturally and unexpectedly – into something that began to push beyond the realism end of the axis and into the uncharted territory of visual representation.