List the main differences between the focus and goals of realism and impressionism in art.

Realism, in art, is attempting to portray whatever subject matter truthfully and accurately, avoiding any artistic elements that would take the accuracy away. Based on an artist/teacher named Jeffrey, "The goal of the impressionists artists was to understand and expand the philosophy of aesthetics through painting. Impressionism was the beginning of modern art. The labor of creation anew stimulated by artistic vision and thought. They asked questions of the mind and applied it to their creations."

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