hyperrealism

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ realism

Noun

hyperrealism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperrealisms)

1. A style in art that attempts to reproduce highly realistic graphic representations
2. (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)."

See also

• photo-realism
• superrealism