1. an artist who practices hyperrealism, creating works that imitate reality with extreme precision and detail
Usage: art movement term; emerged in the 1960s–1970s

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of hyperrealism or hyperrealists; depicting reality with meticulous, photographic detail
Usage: art movement term

Examples

• The hyperrealist painter spent months on a single canvas, capturing every texture and shadow.
• Her hyperrealist sculptures are so lifelike that visitors often do a double take.
• Hyperrealist art challenges the boundary between painting and photography.
• He is known as a hyperrealist for his obsessive attention to minute details in his work.
• The gallery featured a collection of hyperrealist portraits that seemed almost three-dimensional.
• Hyperrealist techniques require exceptional skill and patience to master.