superrealism


su·per·re·al·ism

S0901900 (so͞o′pər-rē′ə-lĭz′əm)n. An artistic and literary movement characterized by extreme realism.
su′per·re′al, su′per·re′al·is′tic adj.su′per·re′al·ist n.

superrealism

(ˌsuːpəˈrɪəˌlɪzəm) n (Art Movements) another name for surrealism ˌsuperˈrealist n, adj

Surrealism, Superrealism

a controversial movement in art and literature between the two World Wars in which the artist attempted to portray, express, or interpret the workings of the subconscious mind; in painting it found expression in two techniques, the naturalistic (Dali) and the abstract (Miró). — Surrealist, n. — Surrealistic, adj.See also: Art