cubism

[ kyoo-biz-uhm ]

/ ˈkyu bɪz əm /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)Fine Arts.

a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.

Origin of cubism

<French cubisme (1908); see cube¹, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM cubism

cubist, nouncub·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby cubism

cubicle, cubic measure, cubiculum, cubic zirconia, cubiform, cubism, cubit, cubital, cubital furrow, cubital joint, cubital nerve

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Example sentences from the Web for cubism

Weirdly, he mostly avoided Cubism, even though he got wild Cezannes that foreshadow that movement.
Philadelphia’s Reopened Barnes Foundation Puts Its Masterpieces in a Better Light|Blake Gopnik|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Instead, we get predictable gallery delineations (Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism) and surface-skimming biographical details.
The Power of Picasso|Rachel Wolff|April 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In art history, their achievement rivaled the invention of Cubism.
The Art of Gay Cool|Brad Gooch|February 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And this poise is what Cubism, with its rigid lines and planes, has entirely missed.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright

And the numerous imitators of Cubism have done much to focus on that movement the consideration it deserves.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
The straight line which predominates in Cubism repudiates colour:—the Cubists were not colourists.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
Cubism was too tightly bound by rigid systems and methods to produce plastically significant results.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright
With Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for cubism

cubism

/ (ˈkjuːbɪzəm) /

noun

(often capital) a French school of painting, collage, relief, and sculpture initiated in 1907 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, which amalgamated viewpoints of natural forms into a multifaceted surface of geometrical planes

Derived forms of cubism

cubist, adjective, nouncubistic, adjectivecubistically, adverb

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Cultural definitions for cubism

cubism

A movement in modern art that emphasized the geometrical depiction of natural forms (see geometry). Pablo Picasso was one of the leading cubists.

单词	cubism
释义	cubism [ kyoo-biz-uhm ] / ˈkyu bɪz əm / noun (sometimes initial capital letter)Fine Arts. a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements. Origin of cubism <French cubisme (1908); see cube¹, -ism OTHER WORDS FROM cubism cubist, nouncub·is·tic, adjective Words nearby cubism cubicle, cubic measure, cubiculum, cubic zirconia, cubiform, cubism, cubit, cubital, cubital furrow, cubital joint, cubital nerve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cubism Weirdly, he mostly avoided Cubism, even though he got wild Cezannes that foreshadow that movement. Philadelphia’s Reopened Barnes Foundation Puts Its Masterpieces in a Better Light\|Blake Gopnik\|May 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Instead, we get predictable gallery delineations (Blue Period, Rose Period, Cubism) and surface-skimming biographical details. The Power of Picasso\|Rachel Wolff\|April 26, 2010\|DAILY BEAST In art history, their achievement rivaled the invention of Cubism. The Art of Gay Cool\|Brad Gooch\|February 7, 2009\|DAILY BEAST And this poise is what Cubism, with its rigid lines and planes, has entirely missed. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning\|Willard Huntington Wright And the numerous imitators of Cubism have done much to focus on that movement the consideration it deserves. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning\|Willard Huntington Wright The straight line which predominates in Cubism repudiates colour:—the Cubists were not colourists. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning\|Willard Huntington Wright Cubism was too tightly bound by rigid systems and methods to produce plastically significant results. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning\|Willard Huntington Wright With Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art\|John Gould Fletcher British Dictionary definitions for cubism cubism / (ˈkjuːbɪzəm) / noun (often capital) a French school of painting, collage, relief, and sculpture initiated in 1907 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, which amalgamated viewpoints of natural forms into a multifaceted surface of geometrical planes Derived forms of cubism cubist, adjective, nouncubistic, adjectivecubistically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for cubism cubism A movement in modern art that emphasized the geometrical depiction of natural forms (see geometry). Pablo Picasso was one of the leading cubists. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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