I disagree. These types do not worship man as god, they view man as worthless and comptemptable.
There is quite a bit of good romantic realist art being produced today by those who arguably do see man as god. Certainly the artists I reference view man at his best as heroic and worthy of praise.
"There is quite a bit of good romantic realist art being produced today by those who arguably do see man as god."
What kind of art is it? Are the painters athiests?