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スーパーリアリズム (suupaariarizumu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

スーパーリアリズム

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Meanings

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superrealism

An art movement also known as Hyperrealism or Photorealism, focusing on extremely detailed, lifelike depiction.

スーパーリアリズムの絵かい画がは写しゃ真しんのように精せい密みつだ。

Superrealist paintings are as precise as photographs.

Related words

ハイパーリアリズム
Often used interchangeably with スーパーリアリズム, though ハイパーリアリズム may emphasize a more extreme or contemporary form of hyperrealistic art.
フォトリアリズム
Photorealism specifically refers to the movement that uses photographs as direct references; スーパーリアリズム is a broader term that includes Photorealism.

Built from

スーパー+リアリズム

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'superrealism', combining 'super' and 'realism'. The term is used in art criticism to describe a movement that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s.