photographic realism
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The former president was painted by Robert McCurdy, an artist who specializes in photographic realism, making images in which the subjects are standing alone against a white background, illuminated by harsh lighting.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022
Ms. Stevens is in the process of mastering a loose, somewhat photographic realism that may reflect an admiration for the paintings of Edward Hopper and Eric Fischl.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2020
Such a show’s image-object godfather might be German painter Gerhard Richter, whose work alternates between fuzzy photographic realism and blurry, squeegeed abstractions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2016
It’s not clear whether Leonardo intended it as a work of photographic realism or an idealized version of his subject.
From Slate • Dec. 13, 2012
In these days of photographic realism of word and idiom, our conception of what is fit in diction has suffered a sea-change.
From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Burton, Richard
