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cubist

cubist

1 7.1
A person who makes art with flat, broken shapes like cubes
  • noun
  • /ˈkjuːbɪst/
translation icon : cubista
  • Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was hailed as the first Cubist painting during a period when its subject matter was scarcely mentioned.
  • Cubist painting
  • Cubist criticism
  • Cubist critic

Examples

  • Many famous cubist painters, such as Picasso, revolutionized the art world in the early 20th century.

  • She admired the cubist style of the painting, which featured fragmented shapes and abstract representations.

  • What he writes of Braque and Picasso during the Cubist period could apply to other groups of artists as well:

    Blog text (3)
  • Or Brock and Cubist painters generally who take ordinary objects that we recognize.

  • Greenberg's exclusive concern at the beginning of the text is with the early Cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Realism is not a concern for the Impressionists, post-Impressionists, Surrealists, Cubists, and Abstract Expressionists of the world.

    Blog text (15)
  • Fish on a plate or frying pan has been used as a motif in Cubist still lifes by Ponge's friends Picasso and Braque.

    Academic text (1993)
  • My fellow aspiring artists were finding inspiration all over Assisi, which in aggregate resembles a tightly packed, earth-toned Cubist composition.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The museum had an entire section dedicated to cubist artists, showcasing their innovative geometric designs.

Synonyms

abstractionist
vscubist
1 9.9

An artist who paints shapes and colors instead of real people or things

is tied to a specific early movement that emphasizes geometric forms
abstract artist
vscubist
1 4.2

An artist who uses shapes and colors instead of real people or places

is more specific belonging to an early movement stressing geometric shapes

How Cubist

cubist
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nonrepresentational
  • Specialized
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impressionist
12 7.2
realist
4 5.3

Surface Forms

cubist singular
cubists plural

Morphology

cubist = Cubism (transparent) = cube + ist

Standard agent/affiliation formation from the movement name 'Cubism' indicating a person associated with that movement.

Etymology

Cubist can also mean an artist who works in Cubism, the style named because painters made images from 'little cubes'. So a cubist is someone who makes pictures from flat, geometric shapes.