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photorealism

[ foh-toh-ree-uh-liz-uhm ]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. 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

  1. a style of painting and sculpture that depicts esp commonplace urban images with meticulously accurate detail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdzٴˈ𲹱, 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

First recorded in 1960–65; photo- + realism
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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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