Realism in art originated in the mid-nineteenth century as an artistic movement characterized by themes.
painted from everyday life in a naturalistic manner with no exaggeration or embellishment; however, the term has evolved in modern times to describe any artwork painted with sharp realistic imagery, almost as good as a photograph.
After Playing (Studying)
by Sabar Jambul
Mighty Stone
by Sriyadi Srinthil
Breakfast In Autumn
by Sriyadi Srinthil
Early 1900’s saw the advent of modern art and with the development of abstraction in modern art, realism paintings and sculptures also saw a shift in visual description. While it retained the detailed and focused subject matters as in classic realism, it did not necessarily show gritty depictions of everyday life. ‘Abstract Realism’ sounds like an oxymoron, but is a very popular style of art that combines the abstract art elements like patterns, colours, texture and line with realistic art elements like figurative images to create an abstract impression of real life. Abstract realism art is still in vogue with art collectors around the world.
The Study on Falling
by Ruchika KC
Existency #3
by Agus Putu Suyadnya
bird series(3)
by Sriyadi Srinthil
Later, With the advent of surrealism, magic realism became yet another popular style. The term magic realism was invented by German photographer, art historian and art critic Franz Roh in 1925 to describe modern realist paintings with fantasy or dream-like subjects.
The Story Behind A History
by Harun
Irony in the Nest
by Mulyo Gunarso
The Gift
by Reza Pratisca Hasibuan
Wild Nature
by Suryadi Suyamtina
In the late 1960’s, Photorealism emerged in Europe and the USA, characterised by its meticulous detail and precision to create pictures that looked photographic. Photorealism, also known as Hyperrealism or Super realism, had artists reproducing photographs as realistically as possible on their canvases. While the photorealistic works are carefully delineated to suggest that it is accurate, since the works relied on photographs, the works remained distanced from reality factually and metaphorically; quite contrary to still life realism or classic realism.
Give me love and peace
by Agus Putu Suyadnya
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