Chaim Koppelman (Artist and founding faculty member of the Aesthetic Realism foundation)

Chaim Koppelman was an influential artist and a founding faculty member of the Aesthetic Realism Foundation, an educational movement founded by Eli Siegel. Aesthetic Realism posits that beauty arises from seeing the world with a sense of unity and opposites, emphasizing the relationship between art and the human experience. Koppelman’s work and teachings focused on how art can deepen understanding of oneself and the world, opposing anti-realist views that detach art from reality. His contributions fostered a greater appreciation of art's role in exploring personal and universal truths.