The works of American realism seem a little melancholy

John Register

Register graduated from the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, with B.A. in Literature in 1961, he met his wife Catherine Richards in a photography class at Pasadena Art Center where he studied commercial art. Register also studied painting for a semester at the Académie Julian in Paris, and later studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

In 1972, just after his 33rd birthday, and unhappy with his work,[3] Register excused himself from an important client meeting saying he had a dental appointment. He wrote a note to his boss and never returned. He subsequently became a full- time painter, spent a year in New York painting every day, and studied briefly at the Art Students League — before moving with his family to California. His interests included racing cars and ice-boats, photography, tennis, running, competitive chess, letter writing, reading, backpacking, fishing, and surfing.

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It is found that the time the painter likes is similar to noon or afternoon, and he captures light and shadow against the scorching sun. The picture is very energetic, but it is also very calm. There is no one around and there is a sense of loneliness. For example, in restaurants and offices, there will be no humans and creatures, and will accidentally pull the viewer out of reality, and use a third party to examine the familiar surroundings.

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Jose Higuera

Jose Higuera was Born in Germany in 1966 in a family of Spanish origin, he is a self-taught artist. José is a professional artist and has a solid career in Spain and USA. José is a realistic painter and captures the beauty of the real things that surround him, like a wonderful landscape, the tender scene of a child playing with his pet or the natural beauty of a young woman, as a part of his works and not only a mere photographic representation.

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Appreciate the glass-reflected world in his paintings, which is vividly presented with brushes. Many scenes are very realistic from a distance, just like photos, if they are displayed on the wall, there will really be a real mirror reflection, which is very realistic.

Summary

The first time I came into contact with paintings that were realistic but not based in any specific country, it was very different from the impression I had when I heard the word "realism." I thought that realism should be dark and heavy, but because most of them are based on real world scenes, compared to abstract ones. Impressionist and realistic paintings can make people detach from the real life scenes that they usually come into contact with, and experience the stimulation of the senses with a magical vision, and then experience the taste of loneliness.