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  2. Magical realism - Wikipedia

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    Author Amber Sparks described fabulism as blending fantastical elements into a realistic setting. Crucial to the genre, said Sparks, is that the elements are often borrowed from specific myths, fairy tales, and folktales. Unlike magical realism, it does not just use general magical elements, but directly incorporates details from well known ...

  3. Realism (arts) - Wikipedia

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    [27] [28] Some also specifically cited the invention of photography as the basis of the realist theater [29] [30] while others view that the association between realism and drama is far older as demonstrated by the principles of dramatic forms such as the presentation of the physical world that closely matches reality.

  4. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    The central visual element, known as element of design, formal element, or element of art, constitute the vocabulary with which the visual artist compose. These elements in the overall design usually relate to each other and to the whole art work. The elements of design are: Line — the visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece

  5. Realism (art movement) - Wikipedia

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    Realists used unprettified detail depicting the existence of ordinary contemporary life, coinciding in the contemporaneous naturalist literature of Émile Zola, Honoré de Balzac, and Gustave Flaubert. [8] Courbet was the leading proponent of Realism and he challenged the popular history painting that was favored at the state-sponsored art academy.

  6. Photorealism - Wikipedia

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    John's Diner with John's Chevelle, 2007 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.

  7. Hyperrealism (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    Strict Photorealist painters tended to imitate photographic images, omitting or abstracting certain finite detail to maintain a consistent over-all pictorial design. [9] [10] They often omitted human emotion, political value, and narrative elements. Since it evolved from pop art, the photorealistic style of painting was uniquely tight, precise ...

  8. Contemporary fantasy - Wikipedia

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    She notes that in contemporary fantasy magical elements are often kept secret from most people, and notes the amount of young adult fantasy in the subgenre. In contrast, Sinclair points out that in magical realism "the impossible can occur without comment", and the relationship between reader and narrator may be stronger.

  9. Photographic composition - Wikipedia

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    Photographic composition techniques are used to set up the elements of a picture. These are the techniques which resembles the way we humans normally see a view Some of the main techniques that are: Simplicity (photography) Symmetrical balance; Asymmetrical balance; Radial balance; Rule of thirds; Leading lines [1] Golden ratio; Framing ...