luminist
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An artist who paints landscapes to show how light looks
- noun
- /ˈluːmɪnɪst/
- Specialized
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luminista
- Allowing for differences in technical mastery, Novak insists on the "conceptual tie" between "folk artist" and "luminist."
- nineteenth-century luminists
- American luminists
- Luminist painter
Examples
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This is first-rate advice that the Luminists and the Hudson River Valley.
Fiction book (1998) -
The artist's latest exhibition features stunning landscapes inspired by the work of 19th-century luminists.
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She admires the way luminists capture the play of light on water in their paintings.
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Many luminists focused on creating atmospheric effects through careful use of color and light.
Surface Forms
Morphology
luminist = luminism (semi-transparent) = lumin + ist
The noun denotes a person practicing or associated with 'luminism'; the morphological relation is regular but relies on a specialized base.
Etymology
Luminist combines lumin 'light' with the ending -ist 'one who does something', like artist, so a luminist is a person who makes art that focuses on light.