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hyperrealist

n. 1 (context arts English) An artist of the school of hyperrealism. 2 (context philosophy English) One who subscribes to the idea of hyperreality.

Usage examples of "hyperrealist".

I was immediately struck by the figures around the altar: pretos velhos, caboclos in multicolored feathers, saints who would have seemed to be marzipan were it not for their Pantagruelian dimensions, Saint George in a shining breastplate and scarlet cloak, saints Cosmas and Damian, a Virgin pierced by swords, and a shamelessly hyperrealist Christ, his arms outstretched like the redeemer of Corcovado, but in color.