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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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drawing style ⓘ painting style ⓘ realist art ⓘ |
| aimsTo | resemble high-resolution photographs ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Abstract Expressionism
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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)
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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