primitivism

primi·tiv·ism (-tiv iz′əm)

noun

prim′i·tiv·ist noun, adjective

Converse of object

influence: When we visited there was a very striking exhibition examining how African folk art has influenced primitivism in western art.

Adjective modifier

Western: In this sense too, anarcho-primitivism differs radically from other forms of Western primitivism.
contemporary: Museum Without Walls stands as both totem and architectural model, creating a contemporary primitivism from cultural refuse.

Preposition: in

art: When we visited there was a very striking exhibition examining how African folk art has influenced primitivism in western art.

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