as in realism
realistic depiction in art and literature the artist eventually abandoned the representationalism of his earlier work

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realism
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  • His use of realism inspired Italian neorealism and the Nouvelle Vague.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • Though Mario Kart isn’t exactly a franchise known for realism, some YouTubers posited that Nintendo used generative AI to produce the image.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 May 2025
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“Representationalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representationalism. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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