photographic realism
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But the plays are rigorously composed works of art, availing themselves of a theatrical vocabulary that extends beyond photographic realism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Mr. Pinkney worked primarily in watercolor and pencil, a combination that, in his hands, produced almost photographic realism while still allowing for imaginative flourishes.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021
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
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
Without a hint of the photographic realism of a Muybridge and his successors, Guys evokes vital horses and riders, those seen by the normal vision.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James
