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

Derived Forms

• ˌphotoˈrealist, nounadjective

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of photorealism¹

First recorded in 1960–65; photo- + realism