Peredvizhnikia

Peredvizhnikia, alson known as ‘The Wanderers’ were a group of Russian realist artist who went against classical academy training and formed an artist’ cooperative. They created the Association of Traveling Art Exhibits to bring the Arts to the masses and educate ordinary people throughout Russia to appreciate Art.

Victory

Victory Model Piece

Can't believe the first week has all ready finished! We have been working on 'Victory' which is one of the shows for The Tron Theatre. My good friend Sophie Martin is the designer and I have had a really great time working on the set.

MACCT

Well the Easter Holidays just flew by! I can't believe now I only have 17 days until I have finished all my credits for this Academic Year ... freaking out!

Anyways I'll blog about my freak out after I've updated what I've been up to!

Jean-Francois Millet

Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875) was one of the founders of the Barbizon School and was part the Realistic movement and Naturalism. He was a son of farmer and is known for painting the scenes of everyday farming life. Despite living with landscape painters of the Barbizon painter, he preferred to paint the ordinary lives of the peasant workers, showing their hardship in rural society and everyday life.

Characteristics of the Realism Movement

Young Ladies of The Village 1852, Gustave Courbet

Subject Matters:

• Rural and Urban working class life
• Scenes of street life
• Scenes of cafes
• Frank approach to the body, nudity and sensual subjects

Source:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rlsm/hd_rlsm.htm