The best contemporary realist art provides a gratifying connection to the world as we perceive it. These works feel unmistakably human, not only in their subject matter and planning but also in ...

Under the doctrinaire rules of Soviet social realism, a painter with a hankering for nudes had to hie himself to the nearest gym, coyly disguise his subject as a bather or a physical-culture ...

He hopes Durangoans will celebrate the good of living in bear country. “I think that public art should represent our best ideas instead of highlighting our failings,” he said via email.