illusionism

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With a studied quietude and an eye for illusionism, Ghirri documents the search for visual truth.

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  1. noun Philosophy The doctrine that the material world is an immaterial product of the senses.
  2. noun The use of illusionary techniques and devices in art or decoration.

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  • The choice is between genuine diplomatic realism that could lead to some progress and illusionism that cheats both sides of their futures. —  American Thinker
  • However, projected in easel-painting size proportions in close proximity to their projectors, they almost become objects, and their stunning celluloid presence and original concerns (illusionism, borders, materiality) are made all the more manifest through this intimacy. —  GreenCine Daily
  • The anti-magician of the moment is David Blaine, the patron saint of street and YouTube magic, the prophet of the new illusionism, but also its subverter. —  random($foo)
  • "Drawing and painting is particularly rich in a way to express ideas and the push and pull that happens between working with illusionism and actual form," Browne said. —  Arbiter Online
  • With a studied quietude and an eye for illusionism, Ghirri documents the search for visual truth. —  artforum.com
 

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