cubist
- noun
- /ˈkjuːbɪst/
- 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
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Many famous cubist painters, such as Picasso, revolutionized the art world in the early 20th century.
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She admired the cubist style of the painting, which featured fragmented shapes and abstract representations.
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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.
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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.
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Fish on a plate or frying pan has been used as a motif in Cubist still lifes by Ponge's friends Picasso and Braque.
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My fellow aspiring artists were finding inspiration all over Assisi, which in aggregate resembles a tightly packed, earth-toned Cubist composition.
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The museum had an entire section dedicated to cubist artists, showcasing their innovative geometric designs.
Synonyms
An artist who paints shapes and colors instead of real people or things
An artist who uses shapes and colors instead of real people or places
How Cubist
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.