foto-realistisch

English translation: photorealistic

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German term or phrase:foto-realistisch
English translation:photorealistic
Entered by: Sonia Rowland

02:10 Mar 3, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: foto-realistisch
Bereits seit 1984 brachte Daiber erstmals foto-realistische Motive im OFF-Set-Druck auf T-Shirts. Im Bild moderne Offsetdruckmaschinen.
Sonia Rowland
Local time: 11:49
photorealistic
Explanation:
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Here are 10 photorealistic painters (and 21 photorealistic paintings) that are at the height of their game. Remember, they are all oil paintings.

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or: photo-realistic

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a standard term in the art world

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Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information creating a painting that appears photographic. The term is primarily applied to paintings from the United States art movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Photorealism is an artistic style in which an artist attempts to create a painting so precise and exactly accurate that, on first glance, it can be mistaken for a photograph. Many artists could do such a good job that even on second and third glance their works could be mistaken for actual photographs.
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David Hollywood
Local time: 07:49
Grading comment
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5 +6photorealistic
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photorealistic


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 3 mins (2012-03-03 02:14:10 GMT)
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Here are 10 photorealistic painters (and 21 photorealistic paintings) that are at the height of their game. Remember, they are all oil paintings.

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Note added at 6 mins (2012-03-03 02:17:23 GMT)
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or: photo-realistic

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-03-03 02:18:31 GMT)
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a standard term in the art world

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-03-03 02:20:09 GMT)
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Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information creating a painting that appears photographic. The term is primarily applied to paintings from the United States art movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Note added at 15 mins (2012-03-03 02:26:46 GMT)
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Photorealism is an artistic style in which an artist attempts to create a painting so precise and exactly accurate that, on first glance, it can be mistaken for a photograph. Many artists could do such a good job that even on second and third glance their works could be mistaken for actual photographs.

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
Grading comment
Thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: am not saying it's wrong, but don't you think a serious translator would have already checked that?
20 mins
  -> so are you ok with the term?

neutral  Randall Nall: Serious does as serious can -- or has the time to do. It seems justifiable to me for a serious translator to ask for quick assurance about a term when under pressure.
6 hrs

agree  Helen Shiner: Since the question has been asked, the term I would use would be photo-realist, not realistic.
6 hrs

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): with Helen
7 hrs

agree  Nicola Wood
7 hrs

agree  Mary Roberts: with Helen too
19 hrs

agree  Rebecca Garber
1 day 12 hrs
  -> thanks to all:)

agree  RHaeusermann: photo realistic
3 days 4 hrs
  -> I think "realistic" is better than "realist" thanks RH :) but I accept that Helen is an expert in this field so will bow to her "realist"
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