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neo-impressionism — neo impressionist, n., adj. /nee oh im presh euh niz euhm/, n. (sometimes cap.) Fine Arts. the theory and practice of a group of post impressionists of about the middle 1880s, characterized chiefly by a systematic juxtaposition of dots or points… … Universalium
Neo-impressionism — A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Artist Georges Seurat Year 1884–1886 Type Oil on … Wikipedia
neo-impressionism — “+ noun Usage: often capitalized N&I Etymology: French néo impressionisme, from né ne + impressionisme impressionism : art whose exponents are critical of impressionism and seek a carefully integrated pictorial structure involving simplified and… … Useful english dictionary
neo-Impressionism — noun a late 19th century movement in French painting which sought to improve on Impressionism through a systematic approach to form and colour, particularly using pointillist technique. Derivatives neo Impressionist adjective &noun … English new terms dictionary
neo-impressionism — ne•o im•pres•sion•ism or Ne•o Im•pres•sion•ism [[t]ˌni oʊ ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. fia a late 19th century French artistic theory and practice, characterized chiefly by the use of pointillist techniques • Etymology: 1890–95 ne o im•pres′sion•ist … From formal English to slang
neo-impressionism — /ˌnioʊ ɪmˈprɛʃənɪzəm/ (say .neeoh im preshuhnizuhm) noun a movement in art in the 1880s and 1890s, characterised by the use of pointillism in the application of colour and by strict and formal composition …
Neo-Dada — is a label applied primarily to audio and visual art that has similarities in method or intent to earlier Dada artwork. It is the foundation of Fluxus, Pop Art and Nouveau réalisme.[1] Neo Dada is exemplified by its use of modern materials,… … Wikipedia
Neo-Fauvism — was a poetic style of painting from the mid 1920s proposed as a challenge to Surrealism.[1] The magazine Cahiers d Art was launched in 1926 and its writers mounted a challenge to the Surrealist practice of automatism by seeing it not in terms of… … Wikipedia
Neo-expressionism — is a style of modern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s and dominated the art market until the mid 1980s. Related to American Lyrical Abstraction of the 60s and 70s, Bay Area Figurative School of the 50s and 60s, the… … Wikipedia
Impressionism — was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris based artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s. The name of the movement is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, Sunrise (Impression,… … Wikipedia
