cubism
pronunciation
How to pronounce cubism in British English:
UK [ˈkjuːbɪzəm]
How to pronounce cubism in American English:
US [ˈkjuːbɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
Word Origin
- cubism (n.)
- 1911, from French cubisme, from cube (see cube (n.)), said to have been coined by French art critic Louis Vauxcelles at the 1908 Salon des Indépendants in reference to a work by Georges Braque. Related: Cubist.
Example
- 1. Innovative artists have given us cubism and hip-hop .
- 2. Inside our restaurant , you 'll find paintings that are good examples of cubism .
- 3. In the so-called " analytical " phase of cubism , he almost abolished colour .
- 4. He declares that a foul theatre and an insane art , such as cubism , are indications of a bolshevist state of mind .
- 5. But the cubism of picasso 's art before the first world war is not intended to be violent or brutal : it is a scientific analysis of reality .