More narrowly defined, “Realism” is often viewed as the first modern art movement.It emerged in France in the 1840s as a rejection of traditional forms of art and literature deemed obsolete in ...

Seven works featured in the online Contemporary Discoveries auction highlight a surging interest in Realist art. Hsin-Yao Tseng, Times Square Red Night (2019). Courtesy of Art Renewal Center.

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 ...

For contemporary realist painter Jesse Mangerson, the artistic path hasn’t been a straight line, but a journey packed with meaning. At the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Mangerson chose ...

When modern artwork doesn’t align with these ideas, it faces controversy and even the dreaded insult: “That is not art.” Classical and realist works are certainly valid, but there is so much ...

Most of Sorrell’s work is modern realism with impressionist influences, but he also dabbles in abstract. He began painting just 12 years ago, deciding to try it one day and never looking back.

Eric Francis is a contemporary realist painter, muralist, teacher and museum coordinator for Southern University’s Museum of Art Shreveport. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian parents ...

Realistic painting, borrowed from the West, was nurtured in China and has never gone out of date.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 ...

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

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 ...