"Modern American Realism" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum makes an interesting pendant to a larger and more compelling show at the Phillips Collection, also devoted to American art from ...

Realism Returns: The Resurgence of Traditional Art Skills in the Digital Age The resurgence of representational art reflects a renewed cultural hunger for technical skill, emotion and tangible ...

Contemporary realism, far from being a simple extension of academic painting, is in direct dialogue with photography, Pop Art, and institutional critique. Vega, by depicting mundane objects such as ...

Contemporary painting from the Art Renewal Center featured in Sotheby's auction shows a surging interest in realist art.

Contemporary realist painter Jesse Mangerson tells a story in every detail This Madison-based artist has followed a winding creative journey packed with meaning.

Staff report Vickie Ratliff, an award-winning contemporary realist painter from Midlothian, will give a demonstration at the monthly meeting of The Ellis County Art Association,… Login to continue rea ...

For the average viewer, there are unwritten rules about art. Art is only art when it is in a museum, when it is centuries old, or when it is realism crafted by a technical master. When modern ...

Realistic painting, borrowed from the West, was nurtured in China and has never gone out of date. Now "Spirit and Novelty" exhibits some of the best of the country's contemporary realism at the ...

The well-known muralist and realist painter has been selected as the featured artist for Bossier Arts Council’s fundraiser gala, Artini.

INDIANAPOLIS — Randy Sorrell is known for infusing emotion into his paintings. “I’m an incredibly emotional guy, as my daughters will attest to,” Sorrell said. “For me, pain… ...

Vickie Ratliff, an award-winning contemporary realist painter from Midlothian, will give a demonstration at the monthly ...