minimal art

min·i·mal art

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-uh-muh l ahrt]
- /ˈmɪn ə məl ɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-uh-muh l ahrt]
- /ˈmɪn ə məl ɑrt/

Definitions of minimal art words

noun minimal art a chiefly American style in painting and sculpture that developed in the 1960s largely in reaction against abstract expressionism, shunning illusion, decorativeness, and emotional subjectivity in favor of impersonality, simplification of form, and the use of often massive, industrially produced materials for sculpture, and extended its influence to architecture, design, dance, theater, and music. 1
noun minimal art abstract painting or sculpture in which expressiveness and illusion are minimized by the use of simple geometric shapes, flat colour, and arrangements of ordinary objects 0
noun minimal art art based on minimalism (sense 2) 0

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Origin of minimal art

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965

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minimal art popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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