Romantic period artists perceived the beauty of nature and man as one, celebrating individuality and the uniqueness of the human form. They would often use mythological stories from the past to inspire their works.
The "Ariadne" painting by Asher Durand was based on the mythical story of Bacchus and Ariadne, first caught on canvas by Titian. In the story, Ariadne has been left on the Greek Island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The god Bacchus appears, riding in a chariot led by two cheetahs and discovers Ariadne. He immediately falls in love with her and rescues her from the cheetahs, raising her to heaven where she is turned into a constellation (Bacchus and Ariadne, 2014).
The Novorealism movement, first coined by Alexey Steele, rejects the philosophy that art is only open to interpretation by a small group of elitists and that it should be open to all. Novorealists, like many Romantic Period artists, seem to share some of the same ideology that beauty is essential to life and at the heart of humanity; to experience it, is to encounter the divine (Adams, 2013).
The Novorealism movement, first coined by Alexey Steele, rejects the philosophy that art is only open to interpretation by a small group of elitists and that it should be open to all. Novorealists, like many Romantic Period artists, seem to share some of the same ideology that beauty is essential to life and at the heart of humanity; to experience it, is to encounter the divine (Adams, 2013).
According to Alexey Steele, "Novorealism is deeply rooted within sanctification of natural world [which is] under all out assault from consumerist society" (Adams, 2013). Steele suggests that Novorealism is not revisiting Romanticism but is reflective of our contemporary reality (Adams, 2013). Novorealists, like many Romantics, however, revere a love for liberty, philosophy and individualism; they have a disregard for the mainstream and reject science. Novorealism is described as
revolutionary, democratic and a reaction to technology as a substitute for creativity (Adams, 2013).
"Blue-Rose" by Alexey Steele comprises the individualistic, natural and spiritual components that were typically seen during the introspective Romantic period.
revolutionary, democratic and a reaction to technology as a substitute for creativity (Adams, 2013).
"Blue-Rose" by Alexey Steele comprises the individualistic, natural and spiritual components that were typically seen during the introspective Romantic period.
Novorealism is based on tapping into an innate language of human nature and the integrity of personal truth
-Alexey Steele