Photorealism
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Photorealism is an art movement in which paintings and drawings are created with such meticulous detail and precision that they closely resemble high-resolution photographs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Photorealism canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9729352 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Photorealism Context triple: [Betty, movement, Photorealism]
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A.
Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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B.
Trompe-l'œil still lifes
Trompe-l'œil still lifes are hyper-realistic paintings that use meticulous detail and perspective tricks to create the illusion of three-dimensional objects on a flat surface.
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C.
Pictorialism
Pictorialism was an early photographic movement that emphasized artistic expression and painterly aesthetics over straightforward documentation.
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D.
Rayonism
Rayonism was an early 20th-century Russian avant-garde art movement that emphasized dynamic rays of light and abstract, intersecting lines to break away from traditional representational painting.
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E.
dirty realism
Dirty realism is a literary movement characterized by its spare, unadorned prose and focus on the bleak, everyday lives of ordinary people, often associated with late-20th-century American short fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Photorealism Target entity description: Photorealism is an art movement in which paintings and drawings are created with such meticulous detail and precision that they closely resemble high-resolution photographs.
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A.
Realism
Realism is a literary and artistic movement that focuses on depicting everyday life and ordinary people with truthful, unembellished detail.
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B.
Trompe-l'œil still lifes
Trompe-l'œil still lifes are hyper-realistic paintings that use meticulous detail and perspective tricks to create the illusion of three-dimensional objects on a flat surface.
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C.
Pictorialism
Pictorialism was an early photographic movement that emphasized artistic expression and painterly aesthetics over straightforward documentation.
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D.
Rayonism
Rayonism was an early 20th-century Russian avant-garde art movement that emphasized dynamic rays of light and abstract, intersecting lines to break away from traditional representational painting.
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E.
dirty realism
Dirty realism is a literary movement characterized by its spare, unadorned prose and focus on the bleak, everyday lives of ordinary people, often associated with late-20th-century American short fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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drawing style ⓘ painting style ⓘ realist art ⓘ |
| aimsTo | resemble high-resolution photographs ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Abstract Expressionism
NERFINISHED
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gestural painting ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Pop Art’s interest in mass culture imagery ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cars and motorcycles
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everyday urban scenes ⓘ portraits ⓘ still lifes ⓘ storefronts and signage ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
New Realism (in some contexts)
NERFINISHED
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Super-Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high precision
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illusion of photography ⓘ meticulous detail ⓘ |
| hasGoal | achieve photographic verisimilitude in traditional media ⓘ |
| hasMovementCharacteristic |
dependence on photographic source material
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emphasis on mechanical reproduction of detail ⓘ large-scale canvases ⓘ neutral or detached presentation of subject ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist |
Audrey Flack
NERFINISHED
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Ben Schonzeit NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Close NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Eddy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Baeder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Goings NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Estes NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Bechtle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Minimalism
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Pop Art NERFINISHED ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| originatedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hyperrealism
NERFINISHED
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Pop Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | major contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
drawing
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painting ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
airbrushing
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grid transfer from photographs ⓘ projection of photographic images onto canvas ⓘ smooth, brushstroke-free surfaces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Photorealism Description of subject: Photorealism is an art movement in which paintings and drawings are created with such meticulous detail and precision that they closely resemble high-resolution photographs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.