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In this upcoming exhibition, enjoy a blend of contemporary and classical realism and styles such as trompe l'oeil, magic realism, contemporary realism and photorealism.

Artist, writer, and curator John Seed believes we are “the most distracted society in the history of the world.”

"The truth is often in my work," says this artist. "I'll try and point out dichotomies and ironies. I enjoy creating scenes that are sometimes disturbing, that make people think. I feel like that is my role as an artist."

"I find meaning in the play of light against time-worn materials and feel kinship with the gritty violence of shattered surfaces," says Wayne Dodson.

Not enough younger people (or even older ones, for that matter) know about the contemporary realism movement. There is an urgent need to both educate and create awareness...

There is a lot of superb contemporary realism being made these days; here we shine light on Nikita Budkov.

Congratulations to contemporary realism sculptor Zoe Dufour, the recipient of the National Sculpture Society’s 2020 Alex J. Ettl Grant.

Preview fine art works combining Realism and Impressionism, by award winning artists from around the globe.

Realism within this exhibition is depicted in varying degrees, from hyper-real, which can be somewhat exaggerated, ironic, and conceptual in its nature, to semi-abstract, enticing the eye with a more relaxed approach. Each artist brings their own ideas and perspective to the table.

“What I have come to realize,” says author John Seed, “is that the diverse forms of disrupted realism have to do with everything in each artist’s life: the real, the remembered, the digital, the imagined, and the dreamed, all filtered through the artist’s perceptions.”