hyperrealism
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- hyperrealist noun
- hyperrealistic adjective
Example Sentences
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One could argue that this hyperrealism is paramount for a third-person action game that presents a pictorial realm of visions and wonders, of fire-breathing humans and slithering giants.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
The style is on brand for Weirdo Cult, which often combines elements of internet technology and hyperrealism.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022
Writer Clarisse Loughrey gave it four stars, praising the movie as a "technological marvel of unprecedented hyperrealism".
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2019
And at times in “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” Lee’s pursuit of an intense, uncompromising hyperrealism winds up merely underscoring its own digital artifice.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2016
It’s drawn in the cartoons’ appealing neo-Deco style instead of the stiff hyperrealism of most contemporary superheroics.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2015
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