{"id":1418,"date":"2015-11-29T19:22:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T16:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artgallery-guide.com\/en\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2016-03-22T12:31:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T09:31:53","slug":"portraits-in-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artgallery-guide.com\/en\/portraits-in-realism\/","title":{"rendered":"Portraits in Realism"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, here is the final verdict on your preferences in art:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Style: realism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre: portrait<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are various styles one might choose to paint a portrait \u2013 realism, romanticism<\/a><\/span>, academism<\/a><\/span>, impressionism<\/a><\/span>, art nouveau<\/a><\/span>, art deco<\/a><\/span>, expressionism<\/a><\/span>, fauvism<\/a><\/span> etc. So when you select realist painters<\/strong>, what exactly are you falling for? You most definitely consider Picasso\u2019s female portraits<\/a><\/span> demeaning and disgusting:)<\/p>\n

You are not looking for artistic experiments either \u2013 a person is much more complicated and enigmatic than a mere total of the facial features.So, let\u2019s talk about realist portraits. Portraits in the styles mentioned above\u00a0depict people from different perspectives. A romantic<\/a><\/strong><\/span> artist, for instance, will strive to portray vehemency and spirit, inner conflict, or dwell on the role of a personality in history. Realist portraits<\/strong>, on the other hand, will provide both emotional and symbolic content. They evoke the emotions you never experience regarding a certain person, but you do have regarding a certain type \u2013 a banker, a craftsman, a prostitute or a girl in the street, since their image in your mind differes from real life people. Thinking about a businessman you remember the most developed and demonstrated traits \u2013 a person who is determined, aggressive, confident and rich, ambitious and down-to-earth, neatly dressed and well-connected. This collective image is often far fetched and has nothing to do with real people, but it\u2019s this image that a realist artist grasps and depicts. A realist portrait is depiction of a type, resulting from years of thorough analysis and observations. If you look at Albert Anker\u2019s \u201cGrandma\u201d you are not interested in who that woman is and what her name is. No random things, each detail is thoroughly picked and represented, producing the impression you get from this type of people \u2013 grannies). The concept of the TYPE is crucial for understanding realist portraits.<\/div>

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A person who loves realist portraits is a keen observer<\/strong>; he constantly subjects his own feelings and the behavior of other people to intense scrutiny. He never jumps at hasty conclusions meeting people for the first time. He is not the person to judge other people by their footwear, hair style or a car \u2013 you cannot lead him astray with trendy stuff. His interest in people is deep and honest, he can learn from any person he meets. Based on his observations and experience he works out own typology of people and pins them with his own labels. He values other people\u2019s advice and experience. Despite his intensive social life he is picky when it comes to getting closer and making friends. And this person is you, by the way.<\/p>\n

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