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Realism (art movement) Realism was an artistic movement that emerged in France in the 1840s, around the 1848 Revolution. [ 1] Realists rejected Romanticism, which had dominated French literature and art since the early 19th century. Realism revolted against the exotic subject matter and the exaggerated emotionalism and drama of the Romantic ...
Cave painting. Cueva de las Manos, Perito Moreno, Argentina. The art in the cave is dated between 7,300 BC and 700 AD; [ a] stenciled, mostly left hands are shown. [ 3][ 4] In archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings ), found on the wall or ceilings of caves.
Realism in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative and supernatural elements. The term is often used interchangeably with naturalism, although these terms are not synonymous. Naturalism, as an idea relating to visual representation in Western art, seeks to depict ...
Figure drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures, using any of the drawing media. The term can also refer to the act of producing such a drawing. The degree of representation may range from highly detailed, anatomically correct renderings to loose and expressive sketches.
American Realism. American Realism was a style in art, music and literature that depicted contemporary social realities and the lives and everyday activities of ordinary people. The movement began in literature in the mid-19th century, and became an important tendency in visual art in the early 20th century.
John Baeder, oil on canvas, 30×48 inches. Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Although the term can be used broadly to describe artworks in many different media ...
Shading is used traditionally in drawing for depicting a range of darkness by applying media more densely or with a darker shade for darker areas, and less densely or with a lighter shade for lighter areas. Light patterns, such as objects having light and shaded areas, help when creating the illusion of depth on paper. [ 2][ 3]
Butterflies. Butterfly/ butterflies. A common motif used in Chinese embroidery and in Chinaware. [ 12] The butterfly is a symbol of joy and summer. [ 12] It also implies long life, beauty and elegance. [ 6] Pair of butterflies. Pair of butterflies embroidered on clothing strengthens the energy of love.