Realism Returns: The Resurgence of Traditional Art Skills in the Digital Age The resurgence of representational art reflects a renewed cultural hunger for technical skill, emotion and tangible ...

While some games concern themselves with being pretty realistic, these titles don't care about realism at all, delivering fantastical experiences.

Gary Godbee's "Route 24 Overpass" is a good example of the taut realism that is a baseline in Jersey art (that's the shadow of the artist's car in the foreground).

For players who aren't satisfied with the stunning open world of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2, these mods help increase the game's realism.

West Feliciana High's Abby Pittman, a student in Lane Thompson’s Art 2 class, practices working on hyper-realism drawings.

Magic realism has been historically overshadowed by abstract expressionism, which rose to popularity in the 1950s, according to the Georgia Museum of Art's website.

Among artistic themes that will play out at Independent New York this May is a return to childhood, and a related exploration of magical realism that reflects artists drawing on interior worlds.