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neoprimitivism

neoprimitivism noun: a Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art.

Noun

neoprimitivism (countable and uncountable, plural neoprimitivisms)

  1. (fine arts) A Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art.
  2. (cultural anthropology) The loss of cultural complexity due to environmental factors and forms of social interaction.

Forms of neoprimitivism

pluralneoprimitivisms
alternative formneo-primitivism

Origin of neoprimitivism

From neo- + primitivism, taking its name from Aleksandr Shevchenko's book Neo-primitivizm (1913).

Questions about neoprimitivism

What does neoprimitivism mean?
Neoprimitivism means a Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art.
What part of speech is neoprimitivism?
Neoprimitivism is a noun.
What is the plural of neoprimitivism?
The plural of neoprimitivism is neoprimitivisms.

Words near neoprimitivism in the dictionary

  1. neopragmatists
  2. neoprags
  3. neoprene
  4. neoprenes
  5. neoprimitive
  6. neoprimitivism
  7. neoprimitivisms
  8. neoprimitivist
  9. neoprimitivists
  10. neoprioniodiform
  11. neoprns

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