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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
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈrɪəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- 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
- photo·real·ist noun adjective
- photo·real·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photorealism1
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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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