#REALISM

mandle in the wind

The new Kim Stanley Robinson novel looks as if it's been scientifically calculated to irritate me. KSR's often touted as a utopian, but one who tends to realism. But it's

Frank Zappatista

Enactivism as critique of representational realism: the problem is not with representations per se -- the problem is realism. W/o realism, enactivism + representationalism is good and true. @NeuroYogacara I'm

Colleges with creative writing degrees need more speculative fiction workshops. Horror workshops, sci-fi workshops, fantasy workshops. More colleges need to stop hiring only white writers of literary realism to teach

THREAD - Draco Dormiens Nunquam Tittalandus.First and foremost, this entire thread is my personal assessment according to the concepts of Offensive Realism put forth by JJ Mearsheimer, who in my

*the industry spends decades focused on realism and comic books to the point that websites like polycount are entirely comprised of either realism or blizzard/riot art*Everyone:*nintendo does a direct with

(!!) Guys. I want to make sort of clarification. It's gonna be quite long. Sorry if it makes you uncomfortable, tho.https://twitter.com/rampioncrows/status/1297131550014713858 First of all, I want to apologize because I

A question I've always had that is highlighted by the whole Glaser-Taiwan imbroglio is, is there a definitive history of how "realism" became a philosophy of restraint? I mean, my

James Wood really told Donna Tartt to grow up and turn into a real novelist in that review of The Goldfinch, lmfao WOW. Can you imagine? LMFAO "Donna. Put aside

Alexandra Chace

specularanomaly

Left-liberals have spent years promising successive apocalypses (trump's election, COVID, etc) & when *inevitably* these turn out to be not-at-all apocalyptic, they've ended up, in the long run, leading people

Jonathan H. Gray is... ✪ Trudging On Slowly ✪

Hot take? I keep seeing ppl salty at all the hyper-realism in Final Fantasy I’m kinda not mad anymore at the series’ descent into “lack of an actual art style”

This interview with Michel Faber adds to my growing sense that the inherent shortcomings of realism are going to be a major literary preoccupation over the next few years. I

I don't think this is super unpopular, but western renaissance art being seen as the pinnacle of human artistic ability is not only eurocentric but also misunderstands the purpose of

Stock photos of busy parents on the computer, rated for realism:1: Mom has both hands on computer, child seems to need no supervision at all. Work is getting done. Mom

The fetishization of realism kills art.https://twitter.com/margaritaevna95/status/1291742307440566272 Looking through this person's page, I think this person somehow embodies everything I despise. They're are probably objectively wo

Corey, Malazan Book of the Fallen Fan

Well said. And it translates in writing too. A lot of nonsense in fight scenes comes from theatricality over common sense. An elbow to the side of the head will

Sean @ Read Pinned, Please.

are 42 inch breast sizes possiblethis is a serious question, as a DM i want to have some realism in my campaign what the fuck is a top hourglass