Images or copies of the 'real' world that are difficult to distinguish from the original reality they purport to represent. May be thought of as copies without originals that take on a ' [..]

(n) an insubstantial or vague semblance(n) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

Images or reproductions and copies which appear to reflect things in the real world but have no basis in reality.

A Platonic philosophical term referring to the copy of a copy of an ideal form. Revived by postmodern theorists (Jean Baudrillard and Gilles Deleuze in particular), the term was used in discussions about the relationship between an original artwork and its replication, and questioned the continuing relevance of the original.n (often described as a [..]

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