Realism in the
visual arts and
literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in
everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation. The term is also used to describe works of art which, in revealing a truth, may emphasize the ugly or sordid.
Realism also refers to a mid-19th century cultural movement with its roots in
France, where it was a very popular art form around the mid to late 1800s. It came about with the introduction of photography - a new visual source that created a desire for people to produce things that look “objectively real”. Realism was heavily against
romanticism, a genre dominating French literature and artwork in the mid 19th century. Undistorted by personal bias, Realism believed in the ideology of
objective reality and revolted against exaggerated emotionalism. Truth and accuracy became the goals of many Realists.
Visual Arts
Realists render
everyday characters, situations, dilemmas, and objects, all in a "
true-to-life" manner. Realists tend to discard theatrical drama, lofty subjects and
classical forms of art in favor of commonplace themes.
However no art can ever be fully realistic. Distortion in form, simplification of details are required for any painting. Taking this argument further, newer forms of art like
Surrealism, hyperrealism,
Magic Realism have developed in the field of visual art.
Dramatic arts
The achievement of realism in theater was to direct attention to the physical and philosophic problems of ordinary existence, both socially and psychologically. In plays of this mode people emerge as victims of forces larger than themselves, as individuals confronted with a rapidly accelerating world.
[1] These pioneering
playwrights were unafraid to present their characters as ordinary, impotent, and unable to arrive at answers to their predicaments.This type of art represents what we see with our human eyes, and what feels comfortable for the majority.
Cinema
Italian neorealism was a cinematic movement incorporating elements of realism that developed in post-WWII Italy. Notable Neorealists included
Vittorio De Sica,
Luchino Visconti, and
Roberto Rossellini.
See also
References
- West, Shearer (1996). The Bullfinch Guide to Art. UK: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 0-8212-2137-X.
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visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking. Those that involve three-dimensional objects, such as sculpture and architecture, are called plastic arts.
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Literature literally "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter) as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary, or works of art, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction, drama and poetry.
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Personal life (or everyday life or human existence) is the course of an individual human's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity.
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MottoLiberté, Égalité, Fraternité"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem"
La Marseillaise"
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Realism is a style of painting that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. Realists render everyday characters, situations, dilemmas, and objects, all in verisimilitude.
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Personal life (or everyday life or human existence) is the course of an individual human's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity.
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Verisimilitude (from Latin verisimilitudo, from verus true + similitudo similitude) is the state or quality of something that exhibits the appearance of truth or reality.
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Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seeks to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained. It can also refer to the other periods of classicism.
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Surrealism
Surrealism and film
Surrealism and music
Surrealist Manifesto
Surrealist techniques
Surrealist games
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Surrealism[1]
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Magic realism (or magical realism) is an artistic genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting.
As used today the term is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous.
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Realism was a general movement in the late ninteenth century that steered theatrical texts and performances toward greater fidelity to real life. The realist movement began with Constantin Stanislavski and his Moscow Arts Theatre.
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A playwright, also known as a 'dramatist', is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance.
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Italian neorealism is a film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed in long takes on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors for secondary and sometimes primary roles.
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Vittorio De Sica
Born July 7, 1902
Sora, Latium, Italy
Died November 13, 1974 (aged 72)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Years active 1917 - 1974
Spouse(s) Giuditta Risson (1933 - 1968)
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Luchino Visconti
Birth name Luchino Visconti di Modrone
Born November 2, 1906
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died March 17, 1976
Rome, Italy
Awards
Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
1969
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Roberto Rossellini (May 8 1906 – June 3 1977) was an Italian film director. Rossellini was one of the most important directors of Italian neorealist cinema, contributing films such as Roma città aperta to the movement.
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Simulated reality is the idea that reality could be simulated — often computer-simulated — to a degree indistinguishable from 'true' reality. It could contain conscious minds which may or may not know that they are living inside a simulation.
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Literary realism most often refers to the trend, beginning with certain works of nineteenth-century French literature and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors in various countries, towards depictions of contemporary life and society 'as they were'.
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"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
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