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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

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈrɪəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. a style of painting and sculpture that depicts esp commonplace urban images with meticulously accurate detail


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Derived Forms

  • ˌphotoˈrealist, nounadjective

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Other Words From

  • photo·real·ist noun adjective
  • photo·real·istic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of photorealism1

First recorded in 1960–65; photo- + realism

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Example Sentences

The portrait of Beyoncé might not have the photorealism of his Morgan Freeman masterpiece, but it sure does come damn close to it.

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