su·per·re·al·ism (s  p r-r  -l zm)n. An artistic and literary movement characterized by extreme realism. su per·real, super·real·istic adj.su per·real·ist n. |
superrealism [ˌsuːpəˈrɪəˌlɪzəm]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) another name for surrealism
superrealist n & adj
Surrealism, Superrealism
a controversial movement in art and literature between the two World Wars in which the artist attempted to portray, express, or interpret the workings of the subconscious mind; in painting it found expression in two techniques, the naturalistic (Dali) and the abstract (Miró). — Surrealist, n. — Surrealistic, adj.
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