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minimalism

German translation: Minimalismus


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English term or phrase:minimalism
German translation:Minimalismus
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13:23 Jun 29, 2009
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English term or phrase: minimalism
Definition from Bluemoon Art Glossary:
A movement and style of art from the 20th century which attempts to reduce art to the basic geometric shapes with the fewest colors, lines, and textures. Minimal art does not seek to be representational of any object.

Example sentence(s):
  • Though never a self-proclaimed movement, Minimalism refers to painting or sculpture made with an extreme economy of means and reduced to the essentials of geometric abstraction. Guggenheim Museum
  • The reduction of form, the controlled gesture and emotional outburst, the rationalistic behaviour and a sensibilized minimalism – these were the main features of an entirely different standpoint from the one dominating the painting of the preceding decade. Sava Stepanov ON MINIMALISM
  • While many people tend to associate minimalism with painting, the principle is also applied in the creation of musical compositions, theatrical performances, and even interior design. WiseGeek
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Minimalismus
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Minimalismus ist die Verwendung eines Minimums an Bestandteilen, an Energie oder Aktivität als wesentliches Kennzeichen einer anderen Aktivität oder einer Struktur.
Besonders in der Kunst und Architektur und Design.
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Minimalismus


Definition from Wikipedia:
Minimalismus ist die Verwendung eines Minimums an Bestandteilen, an Energie oder Aktivität als wesentliches Kennzeichen einer anderen Aktivität oder einer Struktur.
Besonders in der Kunst und Architektur und Design.

Example sentence(s):
  • Der Minimalismus oder englisch Minimal-Art ist eine in den frühen 60er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts in den USA als Gegenbewegung zur gestischen Malerei des Abstrakten Expressionismus entstandene Kunstströmung der Bildenden Kunst (Malerei, Bildhauerei, Objektkunst). In der Architektur ist er seit den 1980er Jahren vertreten (siehe: Minimalismus (Architektur)). - Wikipedia  
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