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☆☆☆☆☆Aesthetic (adj) Concerned with or appreciative of beauty.
An artistic movement in which art is not based on the depiction of reality
Photorealism is the practice of making a painting from one or more photography. (Apex)
depth perception is our visual ability to see things in 3 dimensions
All art is an imitation of reality and therefore cannot in itself be real is the basis of the belief that there is no such thing as realistic art.
Painting's needed to serve as useful and accurate historical documents, therefore has to appear realistic.
Show the dignity of common people despite their less-than-picturesque lives
To spread a message or advance a cause
Artists primarily painted brightly colored landscapes filled with happy subjects.
Instead of focusing on how to paint, abstract artists began to think about the endless options of what they could paint
who is qualified to critique art
when is a work of art truly finished
Artists began to shift their focus from religion to science and philosophy
Before Realism, art was painted accurately but did not show the everyday lives of real people.
Its primary purpose is to advance a political, moral, or religious message. As for propaganda, art in the Soviet Union was often used as propaganda to glorify the Soviet state and to inspire workers.
Artists changed their focus from glorified portraits and scenes to working-class realities.
There was a focus on colorful landscapes and happy scenes.
How does Leonardo da Vinci's technique of sfumato work
They painted religious themes indirectly by using everyday people and life to represent religious scenes and messages
