ALL meanings of constructivism
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C c - noun constructivism a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture 3
- noun constructivism the theory that mathematical entities do not exist independently of our construction of them 3
- noun constructivism an early 20th-cent. movement in sculpture, painting, architecture, etc., orig., in the Soviet Union, characterized by abstract and geometric design, man-made materials, and massive structural form 3
- noun constructivism A style or movement in which assorted mechanical objects are combined into abstract mobile structural forms . The movement originated in Russia in the 1920s and has influenced many aspects of modern architecture and design. 1
- noun constructivism Fine Arts. a nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials. Compare suprematism. 1
- noun constructivism Theater. a style of scenic design characterized by abstraction, simplification, and stylization rather than realistic imitation. 1
- noun constructivism (philosophy, psychology) A psychological epistemology which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences. 0
- noun constructivism (art) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials. 0
- noun constructivism (mathematics) A philosophy that asserts the need to construct a mathematical object to prove it exists. 0