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antirealist

8.8

A person who prefers art that does not try to show real life

noun
/ˌæn.tiˈriː.ə.lɪst/

: antirrealista

The painter was known as an antirealist who rejected traditional techniques in favor of abstract forms.

Examples

Many critics labeled the director an antirealist because of his preference for dreamlike, symbolic scenes.
As an antirealist, she believed that art should express emotions rather than depict reality.
An antirealist might argue that art should not mimic reality.
Many antirealists prefer abstract forms over realistic depictions.
The painter was known as an antirealist who rejected traditional techniques in favor of abstract forms.
Many critics labeled the director an antirealist because of his preference for dreamlike, symbolic scenes.
As an antirealist, she believed that art should express emotions rather than depict reality.

Synonyms

postmodernist

vsantirealist

1 8.4

A person who supports art and ideas that mix styles and question rules

focuses specifically on rejecting exact depiction and preferring dreamlike styles

nonrealist

vsantirealist

8.5

A person, often an artist or philosopher, who avoids showing the real world

is more actively opposed and prefers dreamlike nonliteral presentation

pictorialist

vsantirealist

Specialized

9.7

A person who makes photographs or paintings that show mood rather than sharp detail

is more directly opposed to exact depiction and favors surreal expression

Antonyms

realist

4 5.3

An artist who shows people and places as they look in real life

How Realistic

realist

4 5.3

representationist

Specialized

9.1

antirealist

8.8

surrealist

Literature

5 7.4

Surface Forms

antirealist singular

antirealists plural

Morphology

antirealist = realist (semi-transparent) = anti + real + ist

The formation is clear on the surface, but the art-critical sense 'opponent of realism' is a specialized extension rather than a fully literal composition.

Etymology

Antirealist joins anti- ('against') with realism (from real, 'true' or 'existing'). So an antirealist in art is 'against' showing the world exactly as it looks and instead prefers styles that are symbolic, dreamlike, or not like everyday reality.