MAGICAL REALISM

Libbie J. Masterson, Interim Exhibitions Coordinator, HCP


Magical Realism in Photography is a collection of photographs that bring to mind the mysterious and beautiful aesthetic found in Latin

American Magical Realism。The term “Magic Realism” began as a reference to the post-expressionist painters of the Weimer Republic. German art critic Franz Roh coined the term in the 1920s, describing the smooth photographic qualities of the painters Otto Dix, Max Ernst, and George Grosz. Closely related to Surrealists, who dealt with more psychological landscapes, the Magic Realists were noted for depicting a scene that would be considered to be super-normal, in a way that makes it seem completely normal.