REALISM

Realism?

Realism in the arts is the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, implausible, exotic and supernatural elements.

Realism Mid 19th Century (or 1800’s)

Artists felt that they should portray political, social, and moral issues, without glorifying the

past or presenting romantic views of the present. The artists presented familiar scenes as

they actually appeared, hence REALISM. 1. Painting realistic situations2. Celebrating working class and peasants; 3. en plein air 4. rustic painting

Realism as a style or movement needs to be distinguished from "realism" as a term to describe the very precise, detailed and accurate representation in art of the visual appearance of scenes and objects.

Books:It is an attitude of mind, a mode of thinking and an attempt to explain the nature of things (Dhiman. 2008) 

Realism is a style of art that depicts what the eye can see. It tries to capture every day people doing every day ordinary things.Artist have tried to do this for a long time

Fine Arts•treatment of forms, colors, space, etc., in such a manner as to emphasize their correspondence to actuality or  to ordinary visual experience.

• a style of painting and sculpture developed about the mid 19th century in which figures and scenesare depicted as they are experiencd or might be experienced in everyday life.

Made to be as realistic as possible.

Against the exaggerated emotions of the Romantic Movement.

Was objective and down to earth

Realism movement began in France in the late 1850’sThe opposite of abstract

The goal was not to convey beauty but the commonplace in all its plainness

Branches of this type of art include, Social Realism, Magic Realism and Hyper-Realism

Examples of Realism can be found throughout art history. Greek sculptures carved lifelike replicas of their models, like this old peasant woman.

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Important Realist Painters

•Henri Cadiou•Ford Madox Brown•Jean BaptisteSiméonChardin•Gustave Courbet•Honoré Daumier•Thomas Eakins•Winslow Homer•Jean-Francois Millet•Rembrandt van Rijn•Théodore Rousseau•Edward Hopper•Andrew Wyeth

Jean Francois Millet

Seems to have been influenced by the working man, or women.

Sets her painting as in the mitts of an action, a simple one, however it is like a photograph taken as each person was in the middle of an action.

Seems to have used much oil paint.

Used texture as well as shading and tones to create a more realistic look.

“Potato Planters” by Jean Francois Millet

Usual setting for one of Millets paintings

Very simple plot, its just 2 farmers planting potatoes

Looks like oil paint

Great textures as well as shading

“Potato Planters” by Jean Francois Millet

Usual setting for one of Millets paintings

Very simple plot, its just 2 farmers planting potatoes

Looks like oil paint

Great textures as well as shading

Jean-Francois Millet (1814-75)

“The sower”

Millet was one of the first artists to portray peasant laborers

“Man With a Hoe”by Jean Francois Millet

Set in a field, as usual with something like a camp spot behind him.

Is different because you actually see the mans face.

He looks tired, possibly from hoeing.

Another painting well done with shading and texture.

“The Gleaners“ by Jean Francois Millet

It seems that they are picking wheat

Possibly slaves Something is

going on in the background

The textures are well done as well as shading

Jéan Francois Millet, Haystacks: Autumn 1874, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Painting, Oil on canvas

Honore Daumier (1808-79).

“The print and lovers”

“The third class carriage”

He drew caricatures of French society and politics and criticized the ugliness in

French society

Condensed Idea: Objective depictions of the ordinary world.

Painters in the 17th century like Caravaggio brought a new realism to their work, instead of painting idealized figures.

The Calling of Saint Matthewby Michelangelo Caravaggio

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Painters in the 17th century like Caravaggio brought a new realism to their work, instead of painting idealized figures.

The Maids of Honorby Diego Velázquez

Other examples of Realism artists include the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez . . .

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The Night Watchby Rembrandt van Rijn

. . . and Dutch painters like Rembrandt.

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Gustave Courbet

However, Gustave Courbet is credited with leading the Realism Movement in 19th century France, as well as coining the name.Instead of showing an idealized version of life, as was expected, he depicted life as it really was.

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The Sleeping Spinner by Gustave Courbet

However, Gustave Courbet is credited with leading the Realism Movement in 19th century France, as well as coining the name.Instead of showing life better than it was, as was expected, he depicted life as it really was.

Art critics and the art viewing public did not like this change, but Courbet cared about social issues like poverty.

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Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

. . . and American artist Edward Hopper.

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MAGIC REALISM-The Christina’s world by Andrew wyeth

MODERN REALISTIC PAINTINGS

BY IMAN MALEKI

Paintings at CHITRA SANTHE