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JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET - The Gleaners

The second of the Millet paintings which arose out of a post on Tendai Makufa and Philippe de Kraan was The Gleaners. Here it is to set your mind athinking this morning. And thank you Maureen from Birchup for reminding me how beautiful are the Millet paintings - full of empathy and emotion.

Realism

Philip Johnson: Portraits to Peppers

We have enjoyed portraits by English artist Philip Johnson - today - something to eat!! And to admire the skill of this extraordinary artist. Thank you Philip for sharing your joy of creating images with the AnArt4Life blog subscribers and followers.

Realism

A new perception of perspective and reality, from Alexa Meade!

Today we meet a contemporary artist who challenges our concept of dimensions and reality by making 3D installations look like 2D canvases. Image: Alexa Meade Art, Instagram.

Realism

Artist Jeffrey Smart, Born Adelaide, Australia 1921 – Died Arezzo, Italy - 2013

The National Gallery of Australia, (NGA) is showing a Jeffrey Smart exhibition, which marks one hundred years since the artist's birth. Today we are lucky to be able to hear about the exhibition from a young fan, R from Glen Iris. Credit hero image The Traveller 1973 Credit qagoma.qld.gov

Realism

George Wesley Bellows

George Bellows is a second generation Ashcan School painter who created the most amazing evocative paintings of urban landscapes and seascapes.

America

The Ashcan School, New York

Today we learn a little about the "Ashcan School," a group of painters who pioneered Urban Realism in New York in the early 1900s. Image: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Realism

The Kitchen Sink Painters

Today we look at a short lived period of Realism called "The Kitchen Sink School" which depicted the austerity of domestic life in post World War 2 Britain. Image: WikiArt.org

Realism

The history behind the magical realism of Rob Gonsalves

Today we look at the Magic Realsim of Canadian Rob Gonsalves. His works challenge our view of perspective, and encourage in us a child like wonder of the world by combining reality and magical fantasy together. Image: robgonsalves.live

Portraits

Jos Coufreur Portraits

Portraits have been created for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years and the variety of techniques used to recreate a face would seem to be limitless. Jos Coufreur uses a unique style that combines Realism with Expressive Abstraction. Image credit: jos-coufreur.com

Photography

Jane Long: Fantasy photography

Today we look at the fascinating work of Jane Long, an Australian artist who uses photography and photomanipulation to create thought provoking images which combine personality and fantasy with reality. Image: janelongphotography.com.au

Genre Art

Tendai Makufa

Introducing you to South African artist Tenaid Makufa who paints scenes of his people at work in the fields. Alive with vibrant colours, the rhythm of movement and "intense light that makes work look like a stained glass" image. Credit for image: onlinegallery.art

Nature

Nadine Dudek - Research scientist to professional artist

Nadine Dudek is a Melbourne (Vic, Australia) painter working mainly in watercolour. Today I bring you some of her paintings of birds which combine realism with almost semi-abstract strokes. (Image: The Red Head by Nadine Dudek (nadinedudek.com)

Dynasty

Monday's Feature: Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth

Today's work of art is Christina's World a well known painting by American realist artist Andrew Wyeth. The analysis of the painting is by Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times. Image Credit: atlasofplaces.com.

Realism

Andrew Wyeth: The Famous Member of the Dynasty

Continuing with the Wyeth Dynasty, Andrew Wyeth takes us into the countryside of Pennsylvania where with his Magic Realism style he recorded the people and landscapes of his own world which he loved as much as he loved painting. Image: Dil Huey Farm (flickr.com)

Australian Artist

Australian Realists and Impressionists III

Australian Realists and Impressionists Ruth Tuck (Credit: umbrellaprints.blogspot.com); June Mendoza; Hugh Sawrey (credits: the book Australian Impressionist & Realist Artists

Australian Artist

Australian Realists and Impressionists II

Australian Impressionist & Realist Artists Ainslie Roberts (Creidt VictorHarbourTimes) Alfred Engel; John Borrack (Credit John Borrack.com)

Australian Artist

Australian Realists and Impressionists l

Around 1990, Tom Roberts, great nephew of impressionist artist Tom Roberts compiled a book - Australian Impressionist & Realist Artists. Artists Patrick Carroll, Paul Magogsy, Richard Weatherly (credits: DailyTelegraph.com.au; fayboydsfineartschool: (Credit: Richardweatherly.com.au))

Realism

Norman Cornish: The Mining Artist

Norman Cornish (1919-2014) was the last surviving member of the "Pitman's Academy" art school at the Spennymoor Settlement in County Durham in North East England. A former miner, he was known for his pictures of mining community life.

Performing Arts

The New Stage Craft: Rebelling Against Realism

The Box Set revolutionised the theatre but in the early 1900s European designers Adolphe Appia and Edward Henry Gordon Craig turned the theatre world on its head.

Performing Arts

Theatrical Realism

"Realism" was introduced to the theatre by the actor-theatre manager Lucia Elizabeth Vestris who brought historically correct costumes, elaborate scenery and the box set to the theatre. Image: Slave market scene from "The Octoroon" by Dion Boucicault (umass.edu)

Performing Arts

Puppetry and the works of Kyoko Imazu

Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens in Dandenong, Victoria. On show at Heritage Hill was a Shadow Puppet Show created by Kyoko Imazu

Women Artists

Frida Kahlo Part Two

Frida Kahlo became a champion for women especially their suffering. Her paintings, some of them too graphic to show in the Blog, expressed the pain suffered by women & for this she has become a role model for many people. Image: fridakahlo.org

Surrealism-Magic Realism

Frida Kahlo Part One

Frida Kahlo Still Life paintings show that she was a very complicated character suffering much physical and psychological pain and her other paintings, especially her self portraits illustrate much of this pain so we will edge along gently.

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