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cubism Definition

cub·ism (kyo̵̅o̅b′iz′əm)

noun

a movement in art, esp. of the early 20th cent., characterized by a separation of the subject into cubes and other geometric forms in abstract arrangements rather than by a realistic representation

cubism Related Forms
cub′·ist (-ist) noun, adjective cu·bis′·tic adjective
cubism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • invent: When they invented Cubism it permanently changed the way the world saw reality and for the better.
  • develop: French painter, who developed Cubism with his friend Picasso.
  • call: Things were on the move and the shock of change found its Artistic parallel in the advents of the movement called Cubism.
  • bring: Picasso and Braque brought cubism to its peak in around 1912.

Adjective modifier

  • synthetic: He seems to have informed Picasso's move from analytical Cubism to synthetic Cubism, for instance.
  • early: The dense paintings of early Cubism revived material painting at the expense of subject, which was taken as a given.

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