「畫家關注細微描寫擴及全貌，是個人心靈空間驅使，然而極端寫實作為一種縝密的載體構成精確的形式語言。」
—節錄自台北市立美術館「見微知萌→台灣超寫實繪畫」展覽畫冊
陳昭宏生於宜蘭，是國際重要的照相寫實藝術家，將「寫真」的寫實意識與社會環境緊密結合，呈現強烈的時代語彙與生活化的感染力。陳昭宏接觸藝術創作的初期以抽象畫為核心，曾是首個華人抽象藝術團體「東方畫會」的最年輕成員。他在 70 年代開始創作《海灘》系列，隨後就在紐約奠定了藝術地位，與照相寫實大師克洛斯（Chuck Close）等平起平坐。陳昭宏的作品獲全世界重要機構典藏，如紐約索羅門 R.古根漢美術館、美國聖荷西美術館、美國紐波特美術館、台北市立美術館、台灣國立臺灣美術館等。
Born in Yilan, Taiwan, Hilo Chen is one of the most important living artists working in photorealism. His body of work seamlessly combines realism with a keen awareness of societal context, resulting in engaging and powerful depictions of his era. Hilo Chen began his artistic career in abstraction and was the youngest member of the Ton Fan Group, the first Chinese Modern Art group. During the 1970s, Chen's 'Beach' most iconic and celebrated series established his artistic stature in New York which is on par with other photorealism masters like Chuck Close. Hilo Chen’s works can be found in prestigious collections, including The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, San José Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.