Module 2 REALISM

THE MODERN PERIOD

It is the art movement which offers unlimited opportunities for artists and lovers: hence , many
medium for sculptures are improved during this movement. It is the revolution in sculptural techniques,
methods, subjects, and materials used by the sculptors in their artworks. Under the modern period, the
following art movements include: Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Surrealism and Dadaism. Thus, the
primary goal of this particular movement is to please the public. Most of the characteristics of the
artworks in this period include: innovative, free style, figurative and confusing.

1. REALISM
It is one of the modern periods in the art movement which was adopted by a group of artists in
France concerning on representing contemporary subjects in a realistic manner. It began I
1850s after the 1848 revolution. This particular movement is recognized as the first modern
movement of art that rejects the traditional forms of art, literature and social organization;
artworks belong in this period conveys a truthful and objective vision of contemporary life.

Famous Realist artists include:

a. Gustave Courbet. He is a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19 th century
French painting. His works include: “YOUNG LADIES OF THE VILLAGE,” and

“THE STONE BREAKERS”

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b. Winslow Homer. He is an American landscape painter and printmaker and one of his
masterpieces includes
“THE BLUE BOAT”

c. Edward Hopper. He is a prominent American realist painter and printmaker and famous of
his works: “NIGHT HAWKS,”

And “ SELF PORTRAIT”