minimalism

Catalan translation: minimalisme

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English term or phrase:	minimalism
Catalan translation:	minimalisme

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14:58 Feb 1, 2010

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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Additional field(s): Architecture

English term or phrase: minimalism

Definition from Bluemoon Art Glossary:
A movement and style of art from the 20th century which attempts to reduce art to the basic geometric shapes with the fewest colors, lines, and textures. Minimal art does not seek to be representational of any object.

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Though never a self-proclaimed movement, Minimalism refers to painting or sculpture made with an extreme economy of means and reduced to the essentials of geometric abstraction. Guggenheim Museum
The reduction of form, the controlled gesture and emotional outburst, the rationalistic behaviour and a sensibilized minimalism – these were the main features of an entirely different standpoint from the one dominating the painting of the preceding decade. Sava Stepanov ON MINIMALISM
While many people tend to associate minimalism with painting, the principle is also applied in the creation of musical compositions, theatrical performances, and even interior design. WiseGeek

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minimalisme

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Tendència artística caracteritzada per la simplificació extrema de les formes i l'ús de colors elementals.

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minimalisme

Definition from Enciclopèdia Catalana:
Tendència artística caracteritzada per la simplificació extrema de les formes i l'ús de colors elementals.

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A l'apartat musical, s'hi barregen des de cançons de Lou Reed fins a música minimalista japonesa o també pop asiàtic. "És molt divertida, però passa del minimalisme més mínim al pop més esbojarrat -comenta Agami-, i tot i que no entenem la lletra de les cançons, no ens importa; de fet això ens remet a la mateixa dansa: no l'entens perquè no hi ha res a entendre, però la sents, reps emocions i sensacions". - AVUI
L’exposició ‘Abans i després del minimalisme’ ofereix, per primera vegada a Espanya, una selecció de les tendències minimalistes dels anys seixanta que es poden resseguir tant en el context dels seus antecedents històrics com en propostes artístiques contemporànies. - Portal Cultura Euroregió
Aquesta elecció no és pas aliena a l'essència de l'Uli, forma tradicional d'art corporal i mural originària de Nigèria oriental, una celebració del minimalisme en estat pur. - CCCB

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