modernist art

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernistandart

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modernist
adjective
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən.ɪst/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.nɪst/
relating to or a member of the modern ...
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art
noun
uk
/ɑːt/us
/ɑːrt/
the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that ...
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The world that supportedmodernistartwas committed to gate-keeping, to exclusiveness, yet it built on earlier developments.
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It is the moment when the objective observations and criticality put forward bymodernistarttheory alienate and limit the individual subject experiencing the work.
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In search of objectivism, themodernistartcritic sets down clear rules as to what is good art in respect to clearly typified and categorised manifestations.
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They shapedmodernistartin the country.
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That much of this work wasn't necessarily new per se - shock long having been the modus operandi ofmodernistartand letters - did not seem to hinder the critics' enthusiasm.
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On the other hand, he was to a degree inspired bymodernistart.
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This led him to create similar works which emulated the structure ofmodernistart.
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The connections between modernist jewelry andmodernistartwere strong during this period.
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Furthermore, these earlier novels all carry a certain seriousness of attitudeanother important defining aspect ofmodernistart.
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The term was introduced in the 1950s as a derivative of that of style inmodernistart.
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His paintings were essentially an amalgamation of both academic andmodernistartmovements, heavily influenced by both and with neither of their methods.
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As such, he collected modernist works and set up exhibits for them to be shown and noticed sincemodernistartwas largely unappreciated.
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It has been important in developing and collectingmodernistart, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world.
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Thus, the offence directed against the aesthetics of the art gallery was complemented with a rejection of the official story ofmodernistartand avantgarde history.
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