Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism

Download or read book Realism, Rationalism, Surrealism written by Briony Fer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many, Realism represented an alternative to what was seen as the isolation or even elitism of the avant-garde, a viewpoint that gained support from the adoption of Socialist Realism as the official art form of the Soviet Union. However, other voices insisted that the avant-garde had a role to play in the development of a modern realism adequate to the conditions of the twentieth century.