Magic Realism is a style used in contemporary literature for authors to display their messages to the readers in a unique way and for readers to interpret the author's story in a unique fashion. It was a term that was originally used in painting. The German artist Otto Dix first coined it in the 20th century. This term referred to a style of painting, now called New Objectivism, in which the paintings were made to show the devastating horrors of World War I. Magic Realism was also used by another artist Giorgio de Chirico. He used it as a new way of looking at the world that will help discover the many mysteries of this world. Now, Magic Realism is now commonly used in literature as a style in which authors are able to use magic and fantasy and infuse with the real, authentic characteristic of life. The elements include the use of many adjectives to describe real objects, real elements such as setting and where these mystical events take place, metaphors that are taken literally, as well as catalogs, or a long list of real objects to give the readers an essence of realism. One thing that is unique about magic realism is that in the stories, everything that occurs is accepted with no question. This is what separates magic realism from fantasy. The characters in the story know what is occurring, however, they perceive it to be reality and in fact, it is their reality. Another characteristic of magic realism is that the events that occur cannot be explained psychologically meaning that things do not occur because of something in their brain or something that affects their mental capacity. Magic realism is also used politically to explain current events in this world. This is possible because realism is used to describe the event and magic or fantasy is used to subvert the event. This is what makes magic realism so powerful in today's society. Although I do not have much experience with it, I see the potential. This style can be used throughout many arts: literature, paintings, movies, TV shows, etc. The possibilities are endless when it comes to using this style. I hope in the future, it is less ridiculed and used more to actually discover the many mysteries in this world.
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Week Two: Magic Realism
Magic Realism is a style used in contemporary literature for authors to display their messages to the readers in a unique way and for readers to interpret the author's story in a unique fashion. It was a term that was originally used in painting. The German artist Otto Dix first coined it in the 20th century. This term referred to a style of painting, now called New Objectivism, in which the paintings were made to show the devastating horrors of World War I. Magic Realism was also used by another artist Giorgio de Chirico. He used it as a new way of looking at the world that will help discover the many mysteries of this world. Now, Magic Realism is now commonly used in literature as a style in which authors are able to use magic and fantasy and infuse with the real, authentic characteristic of life. The elements include the use of many adjectives to describe real objects, real elements such as setting and where these mystical events take place, metaphors that are taken literally, as well as catalogs, or a long list of real objects to give the readers an essence of realism. One thing that is unique about magic realism is that in the stories, everything that occurs is accepted with no question. This is what separates magic realism from fantasy. The characters in the story know what is occurring, however, they perceive it to be reality and in fact, it is their reality. Another characteristic of magic realism is that the events that occur cannot be explained psychologically meaning that things do not occur because of something in their brain or something that affects their mental capacity. Magic realism is also used politically to explain current events in this world. This is possible because realism is used to describe the event and magic or fantasy is used to subvert the event. This is what makes magic realism so powerful in today's society. Although I do not have much experience with it, I see the potential. This style can be used throughout many arts: literature, paintings, movies, TV shows, etc. The possibilities are endless when it comes to using this style. I hope in the future, it is less ridiculed and used more to actually discover the many mysteries in this world.
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