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GenXer posted...

Because you brought up the word photorealistic. Perhaps you should study what that word means in the art world. It's not a good thing.

Edit: Here I'll even help:

https://tinyurl.com/53knhekz

"Photorealism rejected the painterly qualities by which individual artists could be recognised, and instead strove to create pictures that looked photographic. Visual complexity, heightened clarity and a desire to be emotionally neutral led to banal subject matter that likened the movement to pop art.

The early 1990s saw a renewed interest in photorealism, thanks to new technology in the form of cameras and digital equipment which offered more precision."

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He said "why not more photorealism", not "stylized bad" or "I need a lesson on a word"