cubism
An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of…An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.
Meaning
1 senses(capitalized, countable, often, uncountable)An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.
Kubismus
куби́змkubízm
кубі́змkubízm
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
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Origin
From French cubisme. One story is that, in 1908, as a new canvas by Braque was being carriFrom French cubisme. One story is that, in 1908, as a new canvas by Braque was being carried past, someone said, “Encore des cubes! assez de cubisme!”. The quotations below ascribe the coinage to Matisse. Sometimes attributed to French art critic Louis Vauxcelles who popularized the term.
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