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#Realism

By Scotland based Australian artist Smug @SmugOne at 90 The Green, Aberdeen, AB11 6PE, Scotland in 2019 as part of @nuartaberdeen festival and the original @nuartfestival. Photos taken April 2025.
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"Every wall that I'm offered I do a Google Street View walk around the area to try and see the building from every angle to see the sort of colors there are there." 2024 video interview (3m21s) https://youtu.be/TAtvfkfnXKQ?si=wpR-uZOZavKll6Xl
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"It wasn't until I started painting six or seven days a week that I saw my capabilities become a lot greater. .... Without painting as much as I did, I wouldn't be able to do what I'm trying to achieve right now. I guess my biggest advice would be to paint as much as you can. Don't get caught up on this social media thing. Just ignore that stuff. Just have fun with it, but work harder."
2020 video interview (9m50s) https://youtu.be/Zmk6P73zH18?si=1ks83ckgNn6OToHr
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Artist website: https://smuglife.bigcartel.com and https://facebook.com/smuggraffiti/
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#aberdeen #aerosol #artmural #australianartist #becolourful #globalstreetart #hyperrealist #insearchofstreetart #largescaleportraiture #mural #muralart #nuart #nuart2019 #portrait #publicart #realism #Scotland #smug #smugone #sprayart #streetart #streetarteveryday #streetartist #streetartphotography #urbanart #wallart

"Lemon," Édouard Manet, 1880.

Manet (1832-83) was a pivotal figure in Western art; he was the first real Modernist painter, in that he specialized in depictions of contemporary life. He was also an important figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.

Some of his works generated scandal and controversy, like the famous "Dejeuner sur l'Herbe" (a picnic scene with nude women), and "Olympia," in which a nude courtesan matter-of-factly confronts the viewer. Here, though, we have a subdued picture of something simple: a lemon.

In 1880 his health was in decline, due to late-stage syphilis, and he began focusing on small-scale still lifes. Rather than arranging many objects, he'd focus on one, or a grouping of one type of thing. Manet is reported as saying that "an artist can say all he has to say with flowers, fruit, and clouds" and this seems to click with that view. This is a good reminder that in something mundane and everyday, like a lemon, art can be found.

He completed one last major painting, the famous "Bar at the Folies Bergeres" in 1882, and up to his death the following year, painted small pictures of flowers in crystal vases.

From the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

#Art #Realism #EdouardManet #StillLife #Lemon

A Realist painting of a single lemon on a dish.

Vrouw voor het raam (1928) - Het onnatuurlijk aandoende hoge standpunt is een kenmerk van de kunststroming de 'Nieuwe Zakelijkheid' | Woman sitting by the window - The unnatural-looking high viewpoint is a characteristic of the “New Objectivity” art movement.
Wout Schram in #Museum More.
‪#museummore #modernart‬ ‪#artmuseum‬ ‪‪#art‬ ‪#exhibition‬ #realism #originalart‬

Schilderij van een oudere vrouw, keurig gekleed in een grijze jurk met een kanten boordje zit voor het raam waar je heel duidelijk de lege straat ziet door het hoge standpunt. Dat laatste is een kenmerk van de kunststroming de 'Nieuwe Zakelijkheid'.

Sheer Beauty - 28-11-25

Website link: https://corneakkers.com/sheerbeauty-28-11-25/
Print: https://corneakkers.com/print-sheerbeauty-28-11-25/
Printable: https://corneakkers.com/printable-sheerbeauty-28-11-25/

Graphite pencil (Faber Castell Pitt Graphite Matt pencil 14B) drawing on Clairfontaine paper (21 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm)
Artist: Corné Akkers

Available as original (if not sold), prints & printable.

#printableart #printables #art #impressionism #femaleform #graphite #pencildrawing #realism #artcollector #collectingart #clairobscur #chiaroscuro

$Sheer Joy To me, this graphite pencil drawing ‘Sheer Beauty – 28-11-25’ was nothing but sheer joy to create. Maximal tonal tension: hefty and subtle combined. That was my very aim doing this one. Also to test a new paper I got my hands on. I had never used Clairfontaine Ingres paper before, and its delicate grain offered surprising control over graphite diffusion. The Faber Castell Pitt 14B pencil’s softness allowed me to push contrast without losing subtlety. This experiment became a meditation on light - how it touches, hides, and reveals. Why not better do this by employing sheer structures? Lately I have become intrigued by these and I recall how fun it was to create ‘Sheer Deco Nude – 14-10-22’. It empowers me to push my limits and kick that tonal can down the road even further. As to the subject: I found the perfect model to do the job. Great session! Broken Tonal Play of Light and Dark Well, time to also honor Seurat’s broken tonal compositions whose meritable attempts on paper I had the pleasure to see. Many times of course and I remember last time when there was a big exhibition in the Kröller Muller Museum. There you have it. Two sound reasons motivating to experiment with sheer curtains filtering light into a fractured play of light and shadows. The Clairfontaine Ingres paper has a nice tooth and offers great tonal response. Its surface surprised me with subtle depth, even though one can scratch very hard into its grain without destroying.$

"... Mearsheimer’s theory is based on five assumptions: the international system is anarchic (there is no supreme authority or nightwatchman that can limit the behaviour of states); all great powers possess offensive military capability; states can never be certain about other states’ intentions; survival is a state’s paramount goal; and states are rational actors that think about how they can survive in a time of anarchy."

#GavinJacobson, 2023

https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/09/tragedy-john-mearsheimer

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#IR #realism

Well worth a read!

“The Resistance Front and BRICS”

by Tim Anderson in Al Mayadeen English

@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml

“Russia and China are not part of the Resistance Front, but they are playing an important role in building structures to bypass US power and thus facilitate a multipolar and freer world”

https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/the-resistance-front-and-brics

#Press #US #China #Russia #Palestine #Iran #Gaza #Syria #Israel #BRICS #Resistance #Multipolarity #Liberation #Hegemony #Realism #UNSC #PLO #PA

"Spanish Iris, Morning Glory, and Cherries," Georg Flegl, 1630.

Flegl (1566-1638) was a German painter of still lifes. Not much is known of his life or personality, just some details as to who he trained with or apprenticed to.

At first, he was an assistant to Lucas van Valckenborch, painting flowers or other objects as trimming to his portraits or other subjects. This particular painting comes at the tail end of a thirty-year period (1600-30) when he produced around 110 still lifes, many that featured tables set for meals. This is thought to be a reference drawing, rather than an intentional work of art. It's something he could refer to when doing a still life, or even as a sample to show a potential client how well he could paint. Apparently there was quite a cache of these works in Berlin, some of which did not survive WWII.

Of course, these days, the stark, sparse arrangement, with the precise realism reminiscent of scientific illustration, makes this a work of art in itself, and perhaps an early precursor to modernism.

Happy Flower Friday!

From the Kupferstichkabinett, National Museums in Berlin.

#Art #GeorgFlegl #StillLife #Realism #FlowerFriday #Cherries

A 17th century Independent Realist Still Life, featuring an iris, a morning glory, and an assortment of cherries in different colors, including black, red, pink, and white, all sparsely arranged on a cream-colored background.

'Between us (Through My Mother's Eyes)'
Scherptediepte en standpunt in een plastische wereldbeeld vanaf de tafel | Depth of field and perspective in a plastic world view from the table.
Lotta de Beus in #Museum More.
‪#museummore #modernart‬ ‪#artmuseum‬ ‪‪#art‬ ‪#exhibition‬ ‪#tentoonstelling‬‬ ‪#realism #originalart‬

Below're 2 available pieces, a #quilt made by my mom that measures 41 x 53 in (104 x 135 cm), & 2nd is a #painting made by local fine #artist Lek; both're available; msg me if you like either of these & would like to ask about them, very easy to order~~~

#mastoart #artistsonmastodon #artstodon #illustration #quilts #quilting #quilter #quilters #handmade #arts #art #artforsale #artfinder #artmarket #supportthearts #fantasy #fantasyart #artists #paintings #realism #decor #interiordecorating

a quilt, it is 12 butterflies in rows of three against a white background, each in a separate window, a nine patch at each corner of the windows

a painting of a northeast asian woman looking at the viewer, her hair pinned up, looking at the viewer with an intense expression, a grey background with white and black splatter and drip effects , her robe is red, black and white with white floral designs

Moral Realism vs. Anti-Realism Is a False Alternative

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://objectivestandard.org/moral-realism-vs-anti-realism-is-a-false-alternative/

Why Perspectival Realism Is Not Relativism

Second of 5 in a series

Responds to charges that PR is rehashed Relativism.

https://philosophics.blog/2025/11/21/why-perspectival-realism-is-not-relativism/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#Philosophy #consciousness #Mediation #Defence #ontology #Pragmatism #Psychology #cience #Realism #Blog #Truth #Perspective #Epistemology #History #Critique #AmWriting

You don’t need to control your emotions — you need to see them.
Deconstruction reveals how emotion isn’t truth but the machinery of imagination defending an identity.
Once you see it, control becomes unnecessary.
Read Part 2: The Practice of Deconstruction
👉 https://zurl.co/MJxUH
#Philosophy #Psychology #MartinButler #Realism #Spinoza

De nieuwe wereld in beweging, vooruitgang en experiment; de stijl van het interbellum | The new world in motion, progress and experimentation; the style of the interwar period.
Ward Hellendoorn in #Museum More.
‪@museummore.bsky.social #modernart‬ ‪#artmuseum‬ ‪‪#art‬ ‪#exhibition‬ ‪#tentoonstelling‬‬ ‪#realism #originalart‬

You don’t feel your emotions — your emotions feel you
They’re not reactions to truth, but to imagination defending your self-image.
Realism isn’t emotional control — it’s emotional clarity.
See through the illusion.
Read “How to Stop Your Emotions Controlling You — Part 1”
👉 https://zurl.co/3uwGO
#MartinButler #Philosophy #Psychology #Deconstruction #Realism

Paradox Interactive parts ways with Cities: Skylines studio after over 15 years, as publisher's misfortunes continue

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/paradox-interactive-parts-ways-with-cities-skylines-studio-after-over-15-years-as-publishers-misfortunes-continue

Cities Skylines 2 pasa a manos de Iceflake (Surviving the Aftermath) tras un acuerdo de Paradox y Colossal Order

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.es/cities-skylines-2-pasa-a-manos-de-iceflake-surviving-the-aftermath-tras-un-acuerdo-de-paradox-y-colossal-order

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The #realism reveals my derpy side hihi
And I always look away from cameras.
I hate photos.
So much.

Also the #contrast to the #anime style is striking

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Well.
#ModelsAlcea
https://hub.vroid.com/en/characters/7185725299233173979/models/679290884771321366
https://hub.vroid.com/en/characters/7831872002914501089/models/5324532165201591571

#SimsWasAMistake #Sims

#repost •acws #acws

#workinprogress photos of #paintings being made by my friend Pitak ~

#painting #artist #artists #supportthearts #nature #wip #naturelover #tropical #handmade #illustration #realism #artlover #artlovers #artmarket #artforsale #artfinder #artstodon #mastoart #artistsonmastodon #naturelovers #artgallery #artgalleries #artnet

a painting of a beach, it lacks detail but is mostly finished, there are several palm trees on white sand, the turquoise ocean in front, the sky is blue and sunny

a painting of a boat on the shore, large mountains rising out of the water in the distance, the sky blue

a painting of a beach at sunset, the clouds gold and orange and pink and blue , silhouettes of trees agaINST the sky and the reflection of the sunset on the water

a painting of a beach, from an elevated view, looking down at it , the sky gold and blue and orange

New watercolor tutorial went live today, it's a sunlit autumn forest. Painting sunlit spaces can be tricky in watercolor and you need to adjust and leave enough white to make it actually look sunny and light.

The live was edited, so there are no drying times or empty minutes. It's in real time still, so easy to follow for good results.

You might catch glimpses into the running dnd campaign.

https://youtu.be/qBD426EeQig

#art #artist #watercolor #traditionalart #paintingtutorial #mastoart #realism