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Meaning of MINIMALISM

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 Definition: [n]  an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
 
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 Synonyms: minimal art, reductivism
 
 See Also: art movement, artistic movement

 

 

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Minimalism
In the 1960`s art world, in response to the flamboyant self-indulgence of Abstract Expressionism, there arose a cold, bare-bones art form called Minimalism. Using examples ranging from small-scale sculpture to massive earthworks, San Francisco art critic Kenneth Baker traces the history of one of the century`s most important and long-lived art movements.128 illus. 48 in color.

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