It's also worth mentioning that the word 'surrealism' derives from the
French word 'surréalisme', which means 'beyond realism' (
sur réalisme). In English, 'super realism' is an acceptable translation, although the use of the word 'super' tends to make people think of the
photo-realistic school of painting.
Many surrealist painters were capable of photo-realism, although whereas photo-realists attempt to amplify reality through detail, the surrealists wanted to subvert the very notion of 'reality'.