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superrealism
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su·per·re·al·ism  (spr-r-lzm)
n.
An artistic and literary movement characterized by extreme realism.
super·real, super·real·istic adj.
super·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.
See also: Art
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