# Wet Showertography Alyssa Monks' Art Creates Life-Like Ladies With Brushstrokes By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2010-02-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alyssa-monks-art References: [designcollector.net](http://designcollector.net/3441) & [alyssamonks](http://www.alyssamonks.com/) Alyssa Monks' art has been featured on Trend Hunter before, but her most recent collection of photorealism comes in the form of [soaking wet paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soaking-tub) of people. With the [glass on the shower fogged up](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits) as if from the hot breath of her muses, Alyssa Monks' art depicts a "[tension between abstraction and realism](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flowchart) in the same work, using different filters to visually distort and disintegrate the body." After looking through the paintings above, you'll be awe-stuck at the life-like forms Monks' brush is capable of creating. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Photorealism Art:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop new techniques or technologies to create even more lifelike and visually stunning photorealistic paintings. - **Abstract Realism:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Explore innovative ways to blend abstraction and realism in visual art, pushing the boundaries of traditional artistic styles. - **Distorted Body Art:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Invent novel approaches to visually distort and disintegrate body paintings, creating unique and thought-provoking artistic expressions. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fine Arts:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Integrate cutting-edge technologies like virtual reality or artificial intelligence into the creation and appreciation of fine art. - **Home Decor:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop new methods or materials to reproduce photorealistic paintings for mass production and affordable home decor. - **Art Galleries:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Utilize immersive technologies like augmented reality to enhance the digital viewing experience of art exhibitions and attract a broader audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human Nature-Themed Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-im-awake.md) - [Glass Beaded Intricate Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/painting-exhibition.md) - [Raunchy Anime-Inspired Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manuela-soto-sosa.md) - [Water-Celebrating Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aqua-gallery.md) - [Demure Hand Shower Faucets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bell-jar-shower-head.md) - [Otherwordly Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/william-monk.md) - [Hand-Painted Watercolor Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emma-webster.md) - [Fluid Function Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-flow.md) - [Boundary-Pushing Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/briony-douglas-1.md)