Realism -Art

Definition,origin and examples

1. REALISM

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

3. Realism Mid 19 th 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. Painting realistic situations Celebrating working class and peasants; en plein air 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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’s The 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

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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. “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

11. “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

12. Jean-Francois Millet ( 1814-75 ) “The sower” Millet was one of the first artists to portray peasant laborers

13. “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.

14. “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

15. J éan Francois Millet, Haystacks: Autumn 1874, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Painting, Oil on canvas

16. 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

17. Condensed Idea: Objective depictions of the ordinary world.

18. Painters in the 17 th century like Caravaggio brought a new realism to their work, instead of painting idealized figures. The Calling of Saint Matthew by Michelangelo Caravaggio Realism

19. Painters in the 17 th century like Caravaggio brought a new realism to their work, instead of painting idealized figures. The Maids of Honor by Diego Velázquez Other examples of Realism artists include the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez . . . Realism

20. The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rij n . . . and Dutch painters like Rembrandt. Realism

21. Gustave Courbe t However, Gustave Courbet is credited with leading the Realism Movement in 19 th 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 . Realism

22. The Sleeping Spinner by Gustave Courbet However, Gustave Courbet is credited with leading the Realism Movement in 19 th 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 . Realism

23. Nighthawks by Edward Hopper . . . and American artist Edward Hopper. Realism

24. MAGIC REALISM-The Christina’s world by Andrew wyeth

25. MODERN REALISTIC PAINTINGS

26. BY IMAN MALEKI

27. Paintings at CHITRA SANTHE