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Painting's needed to serve as useful and accurate historical documents, therefore has to appear realistic.
Instead of focusing on how to paint, abstract artists began to think about the endless options of what they could paint
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.
The school of thought dedicated to examining the question, "What is art?"
a really light color.