1. an artistic movement that depicts subjects with photographic accuracy and minute detail
Usage: art

Examples

• The gallery featured paintings done in superrealism that looked like photographs.
• Superrealism emerged in the 1960s as artists sought to create incredibly detailed works.
• His superrealism technique captured every wrinkle and shadow on the subject’s face.
• The superrealism movement challenged traditional notions of what painting could achieve.
• Critics debated whether superrealism was truly art or merely technical skill.
• The artist spent months perfecting the superrealism style to achieve photographic precision.