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Kubismus

Cubism (early 20th-century art movement)

noun koo-BIS-moos Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Origin: from French cubisme, from cube

Usage Note

Kubismus is the avant-garde movement pioneered by Picasso and Braque that fragments objects into geometric planes, showing multiple perspectives simultaneously. Hugely influential on abstract art and design.

Examples

"Der Kubismus brach radikal mit der traditionellen Zentralperspektive der europäischen Malerei."

Natural Translation

Cubism broke radically with the traditional single-point perspective of European painting.

Literal Translation

The Cubism broke radically with the traditional central-perspective of European painting.

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