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monochromist

monochromist noun: an artist working in the monochromatic style.

Noun

monochromist (plural monochromists)

  1. An artist working in the monochromatic style.
    • His art connects to European monochromists like Yves Klein and Piero Manzoni and also to skeptical painters like Albert Oehlen and Christopher Wool, but it may be best understood as an Americanized, Warholian version of Arte Povera; Mr. Stingel often favors cheap materials (Styrofoam, for example)...2007 June 29, Roberta Smith, “DIY Art: Walk on It, Write on It, Stroke It”, in New York Times

Forms of monochromist

pluralmonochromists

Origin of monochromist

From monochrome + -ist.

Questions about monochromist

What does monochromist mean?
Monochromist means an artist working in the monochromatic style.
What part of speech is monochromist?
Monochromist is a noun.
What is the plural of monochromist?
The plural of monochromist is monochromists.

Words near monochromist in the dictionary

  1. monochromes
  2. monochrometer
  3. monochromic
  4. monochromically
  5. monochromies
  6. monochromist
  7. monochromists
  8. monochromosomal
  9. monochromosome
  10. monochromosomes
  11. monochromosomic

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