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Magical Realism and Paintings. Comparison between definitions. Origins of Magical Realism. M.R. began as a movement of art in Germany, as early as the 1910s. A clear definition of M.R. was first established by a critic named Franz Roh in 1925. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MAGICAL REALISM AND PAINTINGS Comparison between definitions
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MAGICAL REALISM AND PAINTINGS

Comparison between definitions

Origins of Magical Realism

M.R. began as a movement of art in Germany, as early as the 1910s. A clear definition of M.R. was first established by a critic named Franz Roh in 1925.

Definition: The term magical realism first meant art that attempted to produce a clear depiction of reality that included a presentation of the mysterious elements of everyday life.

Elements of M.R. in Paintings

1. Sobriety and sharp focus; an unsentimental and unemotional vision

2. The artist’s vision is directed towards the everyday, banal, insignificant subjects; the absence of timidity with regard to painting the unpleasant;

3. A static, tightly unified structure, which often suggests a completely airless, glass-like space, which, in general, gives preference to the static rather than to the dynamic;

4. The eradication of traces of the painting process, the liberation of the painting from all signs of the handicraft;

5. And finally a new spiritual relationship with the world of things

How is this similar and/or different than the definition of Magical Realism we have been discussing in terms of literature?

As you are working in your groups think about the following……..

Room by the Sea- Hopper

Early Sunday Morning-Hopper

New York Movie- Hopper

To Prince Edward Island- Colville

French Cross- Colville

Frieda Kahlo

Frieda Kahlo


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