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con•struc•tiv•ism
(kən struk′tə viz′əm),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
con•struc′tiv•ist, n., adj.
- Fine Arta nonrepresentational style of art developed by a group of Russian artists principally in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by a severely formal organization of mass, volume, and space, and by the employment of modern industrial materials. Cf. suprematism.
- Show Business[Theat.]a style of scenic design characterized by abstraction, simplification, and stylization rather than realistic imitation.
- constructive + -ism 1920–25
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