Sentences with phrase «urban realism»

Had he given it fresh life or helped create a new urban realism?

Barkley Hendricks» powerful portrayals of African - American subjects merge the long - standing tradition of portraiture with a striking sense of urban realism.

It's doubtful there are many directors who have excelled at the sort of gritty, urban realism imbued in the films of Nick Gomez — and even if they did, the performances they showcased and the moods they set aren't likely to have been nearly as effective.

Like Pollock, he had to work through Surrealism before he could combine gesture and all - over composition, much as Rothko in 1949 worked through urban realism before he could combine geometry with inner space.

Seamlessly merging the use of academic tradition with contemporary urban realism, French's work occupies the fine line between beautiful and unsettling.

His sumptuous settings and characters, rich palette, and realistic, yet painterly technique speak to both modern urban realism and masterly works of turn - of - the century American painters.

They studied under important American painters, like Robert Henri, leader of the Ashcan School, and their work reflected the growing urban realism movement.

Some members of the Eight, however, departed from urban realism to concentrate on Impressionist themes of the upper - middle class or to work in styles related to European movements.

Ashcan School Characteristics of New York Urban Realism Style of Painting.

American Scene Painting is an umbrella term for American Regionalism and Social Realism otherwise known as Urban Realism.

Rather than take over a city, they represent one — in a sense, not all that unlike urban realism of the past, although with a surreal twist more suited to an age of appropriation and MTV.

Think of the lonesome subway platforms of urban realism and early Mark Rothko.

It discards themes from religion and history, in favor of urban realism or stark personal expression.

Even his own remarkable amalgam had a long investment in other subjects and other genres, from the landscapes of the American West to urban realism.

His works embody variegated and often contradictory range of styles, interests, and approaches, from pointillist figuration to a kind of urban realism to brushy or geometric abstraction.

Social Concern and Urban Realism: American Paintings of the 1930s 1st April 1983 - 30th October 1983 Boston, Boston University Art Gallery

Social Concern and Urban Realism: American Paintings of the 1930s.