The modernist impulse lay the groundwork for more realist trends. Precisionism (or the art of the "Immaculates" or Cubist-realists) is an art of stillness focused on buildings and machines. Human figures are of minor importance. The paintings are peopleless, emotionless and lack involvement with social issues. Geometric patterns of Cubism are combined with the environment. Drawings are meticulous, design is clear and the colors are low-keyed. Exemplary artists. Charles Sheeler (early C-20). His background lay in the analytical methods of Cubism. He worked in photography which were concerned with abstract patterning that he later transferred to his paintings. He painted skyscrapers, factories, rural and urban life. His work is marked by illusionistic clarity, sharp objectivity, structural design, idealistic mood and temporal stillness. He incorporated abstraction, realism and classicism. Charles Demuth (early-C20)
The modernist impulse lay the groundwork for more realist trends. Precisionism (or the art of the "Immaculates" or Cubist-realists) is an art of stillness focused on buildings and machines. Human figures are of minor importance. The paintings are peopleless, emotionless and lack involvement with social issues. Geometric patterns of Cubism are combined with the environment. Drawings are meticulous, design is clear and the colors are low-keyed. Exemplary artists. Charles Sheeler (early C-20). His background lay in the analytical methods of Cubism. He worked in photography which were concerned with abstract patterning that he later transferred to his paintings. He painted skyscrapers, factories, rural and urban life. His work is marked by illusionistic clarity, sharp objectivity, structural design, idealistic mood and temporal stillness. He incorporated abstraction, realism and classicism. Charles Demuth (early-C20)
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