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The following description is about a series of advertising-based artworks by Jeff Koons that an example of which could be seen here. Does the highlighted section mean "to increase the hyperrealism that is common in this type of advertising representations as much as possible"?
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The general effect of these super-real paintings is not only to augment the hyperrealism behind this sort of representation to breaking point, but also to expose the questionable ideology behind such convincingly stated (Capitalist) Realist advertisements.
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catttt Does the highlighted section mean "to increase the hyperrealism that is common in this type of advertising representations as much as possible"? Yes, though I think the true import of "to (the) breaking point" is anybody's guess. CJ
- catttt Does the highlighted section mean "to increase the hyperrealism that is common in this type of advertising representations as much as possible"?
- Yes, though I think the true import of "to (the) breaking point" is anybody's guess.
- CJ
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cattttDoes the highlighted section mean "to increase the hyperrealism that is common in this type of advertising representations as much as possible"?
Yes, though I think the true import of "to (the) breaking point" is anybody's guess.
CJ
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