Realism painting, skepticism and criticism

Being so fascinated by nature is behind a realist artist. What could be more beautiful than nature! Nature is so magnificent than capturing it in one painting with few brush strokes. Realism is the true and the original vision of the creation. Through the fine details realism was born and the creation has stood clearly firm and will remain strongly forever. What more artists can add to its exquisiteness! Neither should we subtract so much that art viewers would have to figure out what was meant in a painting! Realism is not all about copying what is there. But, passionately, express what we see, feel, appreciate and focus on one idea in a new composition and subject. Knowledge of perspective, proportions, the required lights and shadows are definitely needed so that a would painting capture the essence of the main subject and features its reality along with its beauty. Painting realistically is not accidence as to simply apply some colors here and there; blending them with whatever tool comes in handy and done for sale! Realism style requires thinking ability and sensibility for the fact that a realist artist might use many photographs to compose only one subject.

Abstractors, simplifiers and others understand nature with their own visions, great, but why can’t accept realism? And why have they announced resistance to realism and escaping reality with its attractiveness? Can lack of deep emotion, technique, ability, patience, passion and appreciation for the complexity of creation are behind the cause! It calls the attention that realism style has been lately, criticized and attacked by only the artists whose limitations of vision and scarcity of technique do not allow them to express it. Unquestionably, adopting the realism style is a hard work and difficult commitment to make.

Presenting nature in a simple and young painting is avoidance of the actual splendor of nature with its complexity. It is also an expression of our new era that is falling apart with its values and standers. There is a great deal in the lack of patience as we live in a speedy time. This resulted in lack of human communications and no enough time given from anyone to anyone. We often speak to answering machines and wait for the real connection.

Of course, conditions of our present times are affecting not only the style of arts in general but also the whole being.

We need to keep in mind that only the realism style that records history, cultures and maintains civilizations. In my opinion, if all artists will keep on escaping realism style, our civilization, culture and history will disappear as our societies standers and values have been.

Have said the above, I do still appreciate and love some of different styles including abstract, impressionism and surrealism etc. and wish all artists the best success.

Mona Youssef - Realist fine artist