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photorealism
[ foh-toh-ree-uh-liz-uhm ]
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter)
- a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
photorealism
/ ˌəʊəʊˈɪəˌɪə /
noun
- a style of painting and sculpture that depicts esp commonplace urban images with meticulously accurate detail
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Derived Forms
- ˌdzٴˈ, nounadjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- t·a· noun adjective
- t·a·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of photorealism1
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Example Sentences
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Photorealism has always been confusing.
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“Ordinary People — Photorealism and the Work of Art Since 1968” highlights two aspects, both keyed to its somewhat cumbersome title.
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We’re not talking about coal mining or Amazon home delivery here, but Photorealism does look laborious.
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The art world was dismissing the popular reception of Photorealism with a similarly narrow-minded explanation: Ordinary people, whose experience was being represented, liked it.
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Nonfunctional hyperrealism, yes; Photorealism, no.
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