What My Eyes Can See: Redefining Art Through Realism

Realism in Photography. This photo is the mirror of the Philippine society. Through this art, various message can be perceived and this could be an effective way to turn this picture the other way around.

Have you ever drawn a simple picture that illustrate a true-to-life situation in our society or composed a poem that represents life? It is in fact the reality that was told in every form of art. What the artists’ purpose to do such realistic style in their craft is not only done aesthetically but bounds to leave a substantial message. We, humans, are realists in our own way. 

After Gustave Courbet led the Realist movement in France hundred years ago, modern artists tend to create new approach of expressing the reality that may vary in objective. Today, art per se, is redefined. Many individuals think that art is just a painting picture or just a splendid artists’ work, this is not what it most handles about, and it’s about the expressing and stating which any artists want the people to have inside them. Art throughout all these generations was used in many ways, methods and techniques. Art is unlimited; it can be served to all people around the world in few seconds. However, a lot of artists used art to illustrate and exemplify a view and other artists use it to express people's feelings and emotions. When we look at art and diverse artwork, some of us have trouble seeing more than what meets the eye. I, myself tend to get caught up in how I feel rather than giving any thought at all to the history and details of the moment in time when the piece was created. Realistic method to depict art as itself is too broad to describe, thus, more and more style are being established everyday. As of this moment, I am doing a realistic art in the form of online blog. 

Art has so many different styles and forms of interpretation in which, sometimes I feel confused what kind of style I shall use to express my thoughts through art. Many people likely use three main styles which are realistic art, art as alteration and distorted art. Even though they have different styles, they tend to express a thought that normally the artist can only explain. In art, I prefer realistic art because we settle within the world; the world is inherently subjective in nature. There is a certain amount of distortion or alteration to what we see that is dictated by our vision, our mood, and our perspective and perception of a given circumstances. To draw or paint realistically is to objectively draw a subjective world. There is a lot to be said for this stylistic choice, not the least of which is that it allows for an understanding of shape, form, and proportion that can be applied to any form. Realism in art is used to describe the depiction of artistic impressions as they exist. The difference in other styles are realistic art can be easily distinguished and easily comprehended as you see the artwork. Artists basically draw their inspiration from the contemporary life. Most of the subject matter in realistic art generally includes daily scenes and ordinary people. The act of seeing is what makes the world subjective, no matter how objectively you may try to view it. It is our creativity and our imagination that allows us to choose the viewpoint, the pose, and the focus of the piece. Our personality, our creative impulses, contributes to the mood and atmosphere of the piece. On the other hand, it’s counterpart on the modern era is photography, in which as camera’s were invented, people are starting to take photographs. As a result, realistic art became unpopular in this modern era. However, few artists still use this style in art. Have you done like this lately?

*Premise: Realistic Art