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tachism — tachist, tachiste Fr. /tann sheest /, n., adj. /tash iz euhm/, n. (sometimes cap.) See action painting (def. 1). Also, tachisme Fr. /tann shees meu/. [1950 55; < F tachisme, equiv. to tache spot, ( < VL *t … Universalium
tachism — [ taʃɪz(ə)m] (also tachisme) noun a French style of painting originating in the 1940s, involving the use of dabs or splotches of colour. Origin 1950s: from Fr. tachisme, from tache a stain … English new terms dictionary
tachism — tach·ism … English syllables
tachism — tach•ism [[t]ˈtæʃ ɪz əm[/t]] also ta•chisme fr. [[t]taˈʃis mə[/t]] n. (sometimes cap.) fia action painting • Etymology: 1950–55; < F tachisme=tache spot + isme ism tach′ist, ta•chiste Fr. taˈʃist n. adj … From formal English to slang
tachism — n. (also tachisme) a form of action painting with dabs of colour arranged randomly to evoke a subconscious feeling. Etymology: F tachisme f. tache stain … Useful english dictionary
action painting — action painter. 1. (sometimes caps.) Also called tachism. a style of American abstract expressionist painting typified esp. in the works of Jackson Pollack and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s, in which the furiously energetic and free application… … Universalium
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