Pseudorealism
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Pseudorealism, also spelled pseudo-realism, is a term used in a variety of discourses (often pejoratively) connoting any art
istic and dramatic technique, or work of art, film and literature perceived as superficial, not-real or non-realistic. The term is often used to describe artistic methods deviating from what's commonly referred to as an accurate representation of reality. By definition, the term is highly subjective. For example, Bangalore-born artist Devajyoti Ray
would like to see it as a separate art-form in conjunction with his own figurative paintings created more freely in the context of Indian art. Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the spectrum, the term is used to describe photorealistic CGI animation and 3D computer graphics
indistinguishable from cine-photography. Yet, other sources might equate pseudorealism with Magic realism
, popular in film, literature, and visual arts, or even the cynical pseudo-realism of the Stalinist era
as exposed by Orwell.
According to some, the term pseudorealism in reference to art, has a parallel in mathematical field of representation theory
or the idea that something unreal can still give the impression of the real. There, a (Pseudo real) Quaternionic representation is a group representation that is equivalent to its complex conjugate
, but that is not a real representation.
The term has also often been used to describe a certain type of film productions, TV programmes, and video games, where special effects, computer generated imagery and 3D
animation are used to augment reality based images. In this context the word Pseudoreal has a negative connotation.
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
istic and dramatic technique, or work of art, film and literature perceived as superficial, not-real or non-realistic. The term is often used to describe artistic methods deviating from what's commonly referred to as an accurate representation of reality. By definition, the term is highly subjective. For example, Bangalore-born artist Devajyoti Ray
Devajyoti Ray
Devajyoti Ray is an Indian painter and installation artist whose works attained significance in the post-liberalization phase of Indian economy. His works have been exhibited internationally and have been acquired by many art academies...
would like to see it as a separate art-form in conjunction with his own figurative paintings created more freely in the context of Indian art. Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the spectrum, the term is used to describe photorealistic CGI animation and 3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
indistinguishable from cine-photography. Yet, other sources might equate pseudorealism with Magic realism
Magic realism
Magic realism or magical realism is an aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical elements blend with the real world. The story explains these magical elements as real occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of...
, popular in film, literature, and visual arts, or even the cynical pseudo-realism of the Stalinist era
Socialist realism
Socialist realism is a style of realistic art which was developed in the Soviet Union and became a dominant style in other communist countries. Socialist realism is a teleologically-oriented style having its purpose the furtherance of the goals of socialism and communism...
as exposed by Orwell.
According to some, the term pseudorealism in reference to art, has a parallel in mathematical field of representation theory
Representation theory
Representation theory is a branch of mathematics that studies abstract algebraic structures by representing their elements as linear transformations of vector spaces, and studiesmodules over these abstract algebraic structures...
or the idea that something unreal can still give the impression of the real. There, a (Pseudo real) Quaternionic representation is a group representation that is equivalent to its complex conjugate
Complex conjugate
In mathematics, complex conjugates are a pair of complex numbers, both having the same real part, but with imaginary parts of equal magnitude and opposite signs...
, but that is not a real representation.
The term has also often been used to describe a certain type of film productions, TV programmes, and video games, where special effects, computer generated imagery and 3D
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
animation are used to augment reality based images. In this context the word Pseudoreal has a negative connotation.