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Realism
by Phillip Martin
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Realism
What can that possibly mean?
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Realism
An ism is a suffix at the end of many English
words. It comes from Greek ismos and Latin
ismus.
You have seen it at the end of words like
optimism, Buddhism, racism, favoritism, and
terrorism.
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Realism
It signifies a belief, practice, idea, or
movement. In art, there are many movements that
end in ism.
One of the most important ISMs is Realism.
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Realism
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.
The Old Violin by William Harnett
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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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Realism
Painters in the 17th century like Caravaggio
brought a new realism to their work, instead of
painting idealized figures.
The Calling of Saint Matthew by Michelangelo
Caravaggio
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Realism
Painters in the 17th century like Caravaggio
brought a new realism to their work, instead of
painting idealized figures.
Other examples of Realism artists include the
Spanish artist Diego Velázquez . . .
The Maids of Honor by Diego Velázquez
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Realism
. . . and Dutch painters like Rembrandt.
The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn
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Realism
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.
Gustave Courbet
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Realism
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.
The Sleeping Spinner by Gustave Courbet
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Realism
Some other Realists include French Artist
Jean-François Millet,
The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet
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Realism
Some other Realists include French Artist
Jean-François Millet,
The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet
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. . . and American artist Edward Hopper.
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
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Realism
. . . and American artist Edward Hopper.
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
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Realism
Now you know about Realism in art. If you want
to know more, you can always
research Cubism, Surrealism, Expressionism,
Constructivism, Fauvism, Pointillism, Dadaism,
Impressionism, Mannerism, Modernism,
Post-Modernism, Neo-Expressionism, and
Romanticism. . . for starters.
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Movements
Impressionism Cubism Pointillism Realism Surrealis
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