Duane Hanson: hyperrealism that takes you by surprise.

Let's call it hyperrealism, radical realism or new realism: the undisputed protagonist of the issue are Duane Hanson's sculptures. I admit that the first times I saw Duane Hanson's works I was perplexed: I was in Palm Beach, on the famous Worth Avenue and from the window of a gallery I saw a policeman in uniform, I observed him for a while and approached him nonchalantly: only after having observed ...

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The juxtaposition of realism and abstractionism in Jeremy Winborg’s western images.

Lover of the juxtaposition between realism and abstraction Jeremy Winborg is a contemporary American artist. In his paintings you can learn about the history and tradition of Native Americans who love to represent faithfully with original costumes and objects. Winborg began drawing as a child in her illustrator father's studio and instead began to portray Native Americans after the birth of her Navajo-born niece Layla.  His artistic production is composed of ...

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The narrative realism of Pamela Wilson: the extraordinary conversation between elements of her own life, dreams and antiques.

An extraordinary artist for her unconventional, creative and poetic way of representing the female figure in her way of being, Pamela Wilson is one of my favourite artists: I find her works, so extraordinarily out of line, wrapped in a delicate halo between madness and magic. Pamela Wilson is a Californian artist who received her MFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also received a Regents Fellowship, ...

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Hector Prado’s Contemporary Fantastic Realism between vigorous brushstrokes and colors.

Artist with exuberant colors Hector Prado is an established graphic designer who has realized the dream of becoming a visual artist.  Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, Hector Prado lives and works in Miami where his works are appreciated by collectors around the world.  After studying Graphic Design in Panama, he made his debuted as a digital graphic designer, he was also art director and multimedia creative for multiple national and ...

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Face to FACE with Graydon Parrish’s figurative realism between classicism and contemporaneity.

It is a mix of classic realism and contemporary realism the art of Graydon Parrish, American artist who will be among the great protagonists of FACE- Fine Art Convention and Expo, 2020, now in its fourth edition and which will take place this year in Baltimore from October 29th to November 1st. Thanks to the imprinting given to him by his parents, collectors of nineteenth-century American and European art, Graydon had ...

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Face to FACE with Rose Frantzen, between realism, allegory and symbolism.

The extraordinary Rose Frantzen will be another of the great protagonists of FACE-Fine Art Convention and Expo- 2020, which will be held in Baltimore from October 29th to November 1st, 2020. An all-round artist who has collected numerous coveted awards, including the People's Choice Award in 2016 and 2018 and the Portrait Society of America Award. Rose Frantzen boasts works in permanent collections scattered throughout the United States of America ...

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The charcoal works of Gonzalo Fuenmayor between magical realism and McOndo style.

If the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 with a One Hundred Years of Solitude, has revived the interest in Latin American literature, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, fellow countryman, through his art halfway between magical realism and the McOndo style, has raised issues related to the exploitation of Latin American populations in Colombian history, and Latin America in general. With his works, he offers the ability ...

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Beginner Day: the training day not to be missed for any reason in the world.

Back for the second year in a row Realism Live, is the virtual event created by the tireless Eric Rhoads and Peter Trippi. These two iconic characters have brought the world of contemporary realism to the forefront through in-person and out-of-pocket magazines and events that have captivated audiences.   Realism Live is the largest event, on a worldwide scale, dedicated to the different artistic styles of realistic art: Figurative art and ...

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Sonia Hidalgo among mixed-media traveling between spirituality, mysticism and naturalism.

“My art Journey is the creative dance of the spirit” says Sonia Hidalgo, an artist of Venezuelan origin who lives and works in Miami, where she has been a teacher and director of MIFA Contemporary at the Miami International School of Arts since March 2020. The Contemporary Program was created to provide a dynamic mix of viewpoints that expose students to a variety of concepts about modern and contemporary art. ...

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Face to FACE with Charles Miano the artist of yesteryear who inflames the drawings with red chalk.

As unfortunately already defined because of Covid-19, the fourth edition of FACE -Figurative Art Convention and Expo- will not take place but will leave space and an event that will have nothing to envy: REALISM LIVE - A Global Virtual Art Conference - the great online event (October 21 to 24, 2020) which will be attended by the greatest characters of the realistic art-figurative scene in America and that you ...

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