Magic Realism Presentation

Artworks of Magic Realism often showed

us the everyday world at different, unfamiliar points of view or vision, and

it always tried to develop a mystery atmosphere, painted in detail and sharply focused, but realistic style of imaginary.

It painted with contemporary subjects

and commonplace objects from everyday life with magic elements.

Magic Realism evolved as a current

within Post-Expressionism in

Weimar, Germany; it evolved by

shedding Expressionism’s emotionally

charged nature.

Giorgio de Chirico was a Greek-born Italian artist. In the years before World War I, he founded an art movement which profoundly influenced the surrealists. He also had the most important influence on Magic Realism.

-In 1916 he painted his famous "Hector and Andromache (Ettore e Andromaca)" and

"The Disturbing Muses (Le Muse inquietanti)"

-In 1919, he presented his first personal exhibition at Anton Giulio Bragaglia's Art Gallery. De Chirico's painting was greatly appreciated by the German artists of "Magic Realism" and of the "New Objectivity". That moment marked the beginning for De Chirico of an intense period of exhibitions throughout Europe,United States and particularly in France.

Magic Realism

In the first 30 years of 20th century, some of the American styles were closely related to Magic Realism of Germany.

Although much of the magic in German art disappeared in the 1930s with the rise of the Nazis(racist / the police). In the 1930s, it appeared in North America as the representational art.

Magic Realism in Europe and the second phrase in America evolved together for approximately forty years. As many artists outside Germany recognized these trends and began adding "magical" elements to their art, the movement soon spread to other European countries and subsequently to the other parts of the Americas. It continued in representational art during the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

Many early works of

Magic Realism were inspired by the naive paintings of Henri Rousseau or by the Metaphysical art of Giorgio de Chirico, particularly those produced before 1915.

Magic Realism

Magic Realism & surrealism

Surrealism

Magic Realism was first initiated after World War I, around 1919, in Europe.

It came before Surrealism.

Magic Realism was a part of the Return to Order (opposition of abstraction).

- Magic realism always wants to bring us the everyday life at different, unfamiliar points of view and vision.

Other influences

came from a number of Italian, and French contemporary artists.

- Surrealism takes us to another world, one which is unreal and exists only in our mind. It presents the impossible and sharply focuses on the subconscious which often shocks us.

It is hard to distinguish Magic Realism from Expressionism while

a part of Surrealism is included.

* Painters of Magic Realism are observers of society and nature.

For this reason, artists of Magic Realism

kept adding dreamlike and magic element to their art, but the subject matter still is always possible.

* Painters of Surrealism are always exploring the depths of the subconscious mind.

- They both use a mixture of realism and fantastic elements.

The sleeping Gypsy

(1897)

German artists adapted the mysterious and dreamlike elements from their predecessors, and combined them with commonplace objects from everyday life. They try to put "magic" into ordinary or everyday objects. The effect was improved by sharply focused realistic style, resulting in paintings whose details held the viewers interest while feeling deep emotions.

Night Light

by Rob Gonslaves

The Metaphysical paintings

The Disturbing Muses

The Prodigal Son

(1922)

Giorgio de Chirico

(July 10, 1888 – November 20, 1978)

Realism of New Objective

The Uncanny

Magic Realism often occurred when Das Unheimliche (The Uncanny) combined with a hard-edged realism of New Objective. Unpredictable, strange or weird elements were frequently added to the art during the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objective) era.

The first use of the phrase "magic realism" was by the German art critic Franz Roh . In 1924, he wrote an essay about the post-expressionist movement.

New Objectivity

by Carl Gossberg

Magic Realism’s similar style is '

New Objectivity'. In 1925, Gustav Hartlaub organized an important exhibition of contemporary German art under the title of Die Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity). More than 130 works by 32 artists were shown. The exhibition had great influence on early Magic Realism; more artist began to utilize magic element in their artworks.

Love song (1914)

According to Sigmund Freud's 1919 interpretation, Das Unheimliche could have different meanings at the same time. It could refer to the familiar experienced in an unusual place. But it could also refer to concealed yet undesirable things being revealed.

The uncanny is often found in the art of Carl Grossberg and also found in some of Otto Dix's diverse

output.

Hector and Andromache

Magic Realism

Eclipse of The Sun

George Grosz

by Otto Dix

Ladies of the lake

by Paul Bond

by Rob Gonslaves

Magic Realism of today ...

In the 1960s, Magic Realism started to apply to literature and eventually to films.

Now, it is most commonly used as a literary and media genre.

It is easier to develop the complex mixture with the elements of fantasy and magic through Cinema or photograph.

Magic Realism introduction

The Native Art

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910)

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Henri Rousseau wasn't formally trained to paint. He did painting as a hobby before he accepted a early retirement and focused on painting full time.

Some of his artworks was exhibited in the National Gallery, London in 1891 and in MOMA, New York, in 1910.

Although his work is called native art, some of his exaggerated, dreamlike works let many classify him as a surrealist.

The dreamlike element from his artwork was an inspiration of Magic Realism.

Symbolism

German Romanticism

Influences of Symbolism and German Romanticism can be seen in many of the paintings of the Weimar era which related to Magic Realism.

Symbolism use symbols to show the deeper meaning of the subject.

The dream (1910)

Two Monkeys in the Jungle

The concepts of Magic Realism

became more clearly defined in the second half of the 1920s. Art critic Emilio Bertonati commented that Magic Realism should refer to a more restricted concept. He thought that subject matter and content should be consider in addition to style.

The art of Romanticism always evokes a strong emotion.

Magic Realism

(1881-1939)

Der rote Gürtel,

( 1929)

Artists Timeline

Alexander Kanoldt (29 September 1881 – 24 January 1939) was a German magic realist painter and one of the artists of the New Objectivity.

Alexander Kanoldt

Stilleben VII (1926)

Il paese di Bellegra II, 1925

Charley Toorop

(1891-1955)

Charley Toorop

Born March 24 1891, Katwijk, South Holland,

Netherlands.

Died November 5, 1955 Bergen.

She was a Dutch painter and is best known of her self-profits.

Ivan Albright

(1897-1983)

Ivan Le Lorraine Albright was an American magic realist painter and artist, most renowned for his self-portraits, character studies, and still lifes.

Carel Willink

1900-1983

Simeon the Stylite

Carel Willink

Born March 7, 1900, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Died October 19, 1983.

He was a Dutch Magic Realism painter.

He called his style of Magic realism "imaginary realism".

Philip Evergood

(1901-1973)

Philip Evergood

Born October 26, 1901, New York City, USA.

Died 1973 He was an American painter and artist of Magic Realism, and one of the artists of Muralism.

Pyke Koch

(1901-1991)

Pyke Koch

Born July 15, 1901, Beek, Netherlands.

Died October 27, 1991

He was a Dutch painter of Magic Realism.

His paintings always showed The Uncanny.

(1902-1940)

Dick Ket

Born 1902, Bennekom, Netherlands.

Died 1940

He is a Dutch Magic Realist painter and a printmaker.

Dick Ket

His paintings noted his still lifes and self-portraits.

He was born with a serious heart defect.

1904-1999

Paul Cadmus

Born December 17, 1904, New York City, USA.Died 1999. He was an American painter and artist of Magic Realism, and one of the artists of Muralism.

He is best known for his paintings and drawings of nude male figures. He painted with egg tempera.

Paul Cadmus

(1920-2011)

George Tooker

Born 1920, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Died March 27, 2011 Hartland, Vt, USA.

He was an American Magic Realist painter.

George Tooker

(1932-2002)

Mati Klarwein

Mati Klarwein

Born April 9, 1932, Hamburg, Germany.

Died March 7, 2002 Deia, Mallorca, Spain.

He was a French Magic Realist painter and best known for his works used on the covers of music albums..

(1944-)

Michael Parkes

Born 1944, Sikeston, Missouri, USA

He is an American-born artist living in Spain.

He is best known for work in the areas of fantasy art and magic realism. He specializes in painting, stone lithography and sculpture

Michael Parkes

(1956-)

Cindy Betzer Pharis

Born November 9, 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

She is a mixed media visual artist and her art centers around the human figure.

Cindy Betzer Pharis

(1974-

Bjork Carlton

Born November 1, 1974, California, USA. (Age 34)

Lives and works in Southern California.

He is best known for his colorful paintings of plants and landscapes.

Bjork Carlton