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Verism
Verism. An extreme form of realism in which the artist tries to reproduce the exact appearance of a subject with rigid truthfulness and scrupulous attention to detail, repudiating idealization and imaginative interpretation. The term has been applied, for example, to the most realistic Roman portrait sculpture. In the context of 20th-century art it has been applied to Superrealism (sometimes also called Photorealism) and rather less justifiably to Magic Realism and the ‘hand-painted dream photographs’ of Dalí and other Surrealists working in the same vein. The phrase ‘Veristic Surrealism’ is sometimes used to characterize this last type.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Verism." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Verism." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-Verism.html IAN CHILVERS. "Verism." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-Verism.html |
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verism
verism. An extreme form of realism, in which the artist makes it his aim to reproduce with rigid truthfulness the exact appearance of his subject, repudiating all imaginative interpretation. The term has been applied, for example, to certain Roman portrait sculptures. In a different sense, the term ‘Veristic Surrealism’ is sometimes applied to pictures that claim to reproduce hallucination in exact and unselective detail; Dalí is the best-known exponent of works of this type.
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IAN CHILVERS. "verism." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "verism." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-verism.html IAN CHILVERS. "verism." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-verism.html |
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verism
verism. An extreme form of realism, in which the artist makes it his aim to reproduce with rigid truthfulness the exact appearance of his subject, repudiating all imaginative interpretation. The term has been applied, for example, to certain Roman portrait sculptures. In a different sense, the term ‘Veristic Surrealism’ is sometimes applied to pictures that claim to reproduce hallucination in exact and unselective detail; Dalí is the best-known exponent of works of this type.
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IAN CHILVERS. "verism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "verism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-verism.html IAN CHILVERS. "verism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-verism.html |
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verism , artistic style in which photographic realism is combined with hallucinatory or ironic images. Its practitioners, including Salvador Dalí and Yves Tanguy , often make use of Renaissance concepts of perspective and various academic conventions. The style is also termed veristic surrealism . |
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"verism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "verism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-verism.html "verism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-verism.html |
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"verism." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "verism." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-verism.html "verism." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-verism.html |
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