neoprimitivism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

neoprimitivism neoprimitivisms neo-primitivism

Etymology

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

Related words

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