REALISM

n. interest in reality, concern for the real; tendency to portray things in a realistic manner

The terms Realism, Realist (in reference to an adherent of "Realism"), or Realistic may refer to:ArtRealism (arts), the lifelike depiction of subjects, without embellishment or interpretation.Realism (dramatic arts), the depiction of subjects on stage as they appear in everyday life.Realism (visual arts), this philosophy as applied to visual arts.Classical Realism, an artistic movement in late 20th Century painting that valued beauty and artistic skill, and combined elements of 19th Century Neoclassicism with Realism.Fantastic realism, a 20th century group of artists in Vienna that combined techniques of the Old Masters with religious and esoteric symbolism.Kitchen sink realism, an English cultural movement in the 1950s and 1960s in theatre, art, novels, film and television, that concentrated on social realism relevant to contemporary audiences.Magic realism, an artistic genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting.Heroic realism, an umbrella term for styles of propaganda art.Nazi heroic realism, a style of propaganda art associated with Nazi Germany.Socialist realism, a style of propaganda art associated with Communism.Irrealism, an art movement that is either fantastical or based on the philosophy of Nelson Goodman.New Realism, an artistic movement founded in 1960 by Pierre Restany and Yves Klein.Photorealism, the genre of painting that resembles photography.Poetic realism, a film movement in France in the 1930s that used a heightened aestheticism, which sometimes drew attention to the representational aspects of the films.Romantic realism, an aesthetic art term popularized by writer/philosopher Ayn Rand.Social realism, an artistic movement which depicts working class activities.
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Noun
1. the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
(synonym) pragmatism
(hypernym) practicality
2. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived
(synonym) naive realism
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(classification) philosophy
3. the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"
(synonym) reality, realness
(hypernym) actuality
(hyponym) fact
(attribute) real, existent
4. an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
(synonym) naturalism
(hypernym) artistic movement, art movement
5. (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
(synonym) Platonism
(hypernym) philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
(classification) philosophy

(n.)
Fidelity to nature or to real life; representation without idealization, and making no appeal to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.
  

(n.)
As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and species are real things or entities, existing independently of our conceptions. According to realism the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re (Aristotle).
  

(n.)
As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense perception there is an immediate cognition of the external object, and our knowledge of it is not mediate and representative.
  

19th century - european movement in opposition to the idealistic classicism favoring realistic presentations, permitting free interpretation - compare naturalism 

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