| Fallacy The fallacy is that realism has gone away and is now coming back. The reality is that still lifes and realism have always been around.
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 © George Zipparo Fresh As A Daisy Oil on Canvas |
| Realism, a fidelity in art and literature to nature or to real life and to accurate representation without idealization.
Realism, in a general sense, refers to objective representation.
More specifically, a nineteenth-century movement, especially in France, that rejected idealized academic styles in favor of everyday subjects. Daumier, Millet, and Courbet were realists. |
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It just happened that non-realistic art got media attention because the media focuses on the shocking and controversial.
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 © David Pena The Coster Family Oil on Canvas |
 © Rex Gowanus Canal from 3rd Street Bridge Oil on Canvas |
 © George A. Rada In Half Space Oil Painting |
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| But in actuality, abstracts are a tiny fraction of the art being produced today.
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