magical realism - more artistic method than aesthetic trend that emerged in the early twentieth century Europe and America.And it is most clearly manifested in the works of Latin American writers and artists in North America.But before touching the distinctive features of this area, briefly list the main features of realism, trends in art, emerged and evolved over the nineteenth century and the seizure of all the art world and, above all, literature.
in images realist writers have tried to show the essence of life.Their work has become a means of knowledge of and sophisticated, multi-faceted human being in the world.And one of the main criteria of the aesthetics of realism - a show of profound contradictions and philosophies of life through the most common characters in typical circumstances.Another important criterion is the art of realism - a life-affirming humanism, even a tragic end - always the beginning of a new life, which can reshape the change.Surrounding reality in the works of realist knowable and changeable, it is always given in the development of, new contradictions and conflicts, and it is - the basis of new relationships.
aesthetics of realism given the development of many original artistic practices that, adhering to its basic principles, however, it reflects the reality, as if through a multifaceted prism, through which it took the edge sometimes unusual fantastic shape.
magical realism and its elements in literature and the visual arts
French critic E.Zhalu first identified the main stylistic elements of magical realism.This artistic method, according to him, transforms reality, highlighting it strange, fantastic images, through which the surrounding reality appears in a surreal, fantastic, symbolic form.
The style of magic realism is difficult to understand.The literary works of the representatives of this method (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Goran Petrovic, Jorge Amado, Carlos Castaneda and others) are used special techniques.This, above all, a large number of bright capacious symbols and images, often borrowed from mythology, careful detailing of reality.Surreal, magical space around the characters, they fully accepted and lived.One of the clearest reception is a time warp - as if it is absent, and the action takes place in a time vacuum, or is cyclical, often past and future are reversed.Sometimes the logic of the narrative is broken, its causal relationships, and emotional experiences of the characters may be long before the events that are associated with them.Characteristic of these works and the open ending, which allows the reader to identify and uncover for yourself the value of magic and symbolic meanings of the novel.
magical realism in painting is often replaced by the term "Impressionism", which represent an artistic technique that combines elements of abstraction in the depiction of reality.In the paintings of artists - representatives of magical realism (Mikalojus Čiurlionis, Marc Chagall, Ivan Albright, Andrew Wyeth and others), despite their stylistic diversity of, you can find some common features.In contrast to abstract art, they tried very thorough and detailed to represent reality, but, at the same time deliberately knotted spatial plans, swapping interiors and exteriors.One of the striking stylistic devices is a game of light and shadow and reflections, as well as figure and background, creating the most magical experience.
American artist Andrew White painted rural landscapes and portraits of real people with almost photographic precision, carefully and in great detail prorisovyvaya the smallest details.However, his paintings create a special poetic mood due to an unusual angle image, item, and the transmission of light and spatial perspective.
Magical Realism as an artistic method used and director of cinema.Example of this is the film Akira Kurosawa's "Dreams" and David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
