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I never understood realism in painting for this very reason. The frame around the painting makes it impossible to accept the painting as the thing it's pretendi
by jancsika 7y ago
I never understood realism in painting for this very reason. The frame around the painting makes it impossible to accept the painting as the thing it's pretending to be.
- fwip 7y ago"Ceci n'est pas une pipe."
- bleep-bloop 7y agoI never understood realism in photography for this very reason. The paper upon which the photograph resides makes it impossible to accept the photo as the thing it's pretending to be.
- Veen 7y agoYou could make the same point for cameras and the human visual system. Neither accurately depict what's really there. Plus, realist art isn't pretending to be what's really there, with the possible exception of trompe l'oeil. It's a representation in paint, a mimicry created for various purposes, none of which is to make you think you're standing in front of the thing being depicted.