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- noun art An
artist of theschool ofhyperrealism . - noun philosophy One who subscribes to the idea of
hyperreality .
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Examples
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Age-old traditions are mixed with digital sci-fi themes; hints of religious ritual merge with almost fetishist fantasies; hyperrealist techniques reinforce idealised stereotypes; and backstreet culture is given the glamour treatment.
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He repeatedly describes himself as a "hyperrealist" and "empiricist" who rejects any religious belief not consistent with modern science.
The Dalai Lama, Marxist? Carlin Romano 2011
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Penguin used to do these great science fiction paperback editions, and they had one series with really evocative paintings — glossy, garish, almost hyperrealist — on the covers.
Ballardian » The 032c Interview: Simon Reynolds on Ballard, part 2 2009
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He repeatedly describes himself as a "hyperrealist" and "empiricist" who rejects any religious belief not consistent with modern science.
The Dalai Lama, Marxist? Carlin Romano 2011
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It is a hyperrealist sculpture by Jamie Salmon, who uses materials such as silicone rubber, fibre glass, acrylic and human hair.
Daily Dispatch: USA.gov offers 18 apps; Smartphones reveal many secrets to hackers 2010
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Everything from a 1989 Wall Street Journal stipple drawing of Martha Stewart to Andrew Tift's hyperrealist black-and - white painting of author Cormac McCarthy, right, will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery's "Americans Now" exhibit.
The Short List 2010
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It is a hyperrealist sculpture by Jamie Salmon, who uses materials such as silicone rubber, fibre glass, acrylic and human hair.
Daily Dispatch: USA.gov offers 18 apps; Smartphones reveal many secrets to hackers 2010
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She painted in a slick, hyperrealist style that made her work look like stills from horror movies yet to be made; it was what she had come to this school to do.
In This Way I Was Saved Brian DeLeeuw 2009
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The above sculptures are by Australian hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck wiki.
Ron Mueck’s Art 2007
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More than that, she sees these nineteenth-century London painters, whose hyperrealist images and pictures of pensive young women in historical settings have for decades constituted the essence of un-modernity, as nothing but modern artists.
Back to the Future Schwartz, Sanford 2001
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As Bridgewater hedge fund CEO Ray Dalio puts it, “[I’m] a hyperrealist, by which I mean someone who has discovered the great rewards of deeply understanding, accepting, and working with reality as it is, and not as I wish it would be.”
To get better at life, try this modern mantra Ephrat Livni 2022
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