Hyperrealism vs. Realism

Hyperrealism vs. Realism — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Hyperrealism and Realism

Hyperrealismnoun

A style in art that attempts to reproduce highly realistic graphic representations

Realismnoun

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

Hyperrealismnoun

(music) A compositional style defined by Noah Creshevsky as "an electroacoustic musical language constructed from sounds that are found in our shared environment (realism), handled in ways that are somehow exaggerated or excessive (hyper)."

Realismnoun

An artistic representation of reality as it is.

Realismnoun

(sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation.

Realismnoun

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.

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Realismnoun

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Realismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived

Realismnoun

the state of being actual or real;

the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him

Realismnoun

an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

Realismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names