Kitchen Sink Realism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_New_Wave_cinema
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_realism
social commentary
social realism
working-class identity
post-war art movements
gptkbp:characteristics depiction of everyday life
emphasis on realism
use of bold colors
focus on working-class subjects
gptkbp:cultural_impact reflected social issues of the time
highlighted class struggles
influenced literature and film
depicted domestic life
gptkbp:exemplified_by ' The Kitchen Sink' painting by John Bratby
' The Last Supper' by Edward Burra
' The Lovers' by R. B. Kitaj
gptkbp:exhibition ' Realism in the 1950s' at Tate Britain
' The British Art Show'
' The Kitchen Sink' at the Royal Academy
gptkbp:historical_period 1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kitchen Sink Realism
gptkbp:influenced British pop art
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:modernism
American realism
post-war British culture
European realism
gptkbp:is_criticized_for limited appeal outside the UK
seen as overly bleak
gptkbp:legacy influenced contemporary realism
inspired later artists in the UK
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:John_Bratby
gptkb:Edward_Burra
gptkb:R._B._Kitaj
gptkbp:notable_work ' The Girl in the Kitchen' by R. B. Kitaj
' The Housewife' by John Bratby
' The Old Man' by Edward Burra
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:related_to kitchen sink drama