con·struc·tiv·ism (k n-str k t-v z m)n. A movement in modern art originating in Moscow in 1920 and characterized by the use of industrial materials such as glass, sheet metal, and plastic to create nonrepresentational, often geometric objects. con·struc tiv·ist n. |
constructivism [kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm]
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1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Movements) a movement in abstract art evolved in Russia after World War I, primarily by Naum Gabo, the Russian-born US sculptor (1890-1977), which explored the use of movement and machine-age materials in sculpture and had considerable influence on modern art and architecture
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy the theory that mathematical entities do not exist independently of our construction of them Compare intuitionism [4] finitism
constructivist adj & n
constructivism
the theories, attitudes, and techniques of a group of Soviet writers of the 1920s who attempted to reconcile ideological beliefs with technical achievement, especially in stage design, where effects produced were geometrical and nonrepresentational. — constructivist, n., adj.
See also: Dramathe theories, attitudes, and techniques of a group of Soviet writers of the 1920s who attempted to reconcile ideological beliefs with technical achievement, especially in stage design, where the effects produced were geometrical and nonrepresentational. — constructivist, n., adj.
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| Noun | 1. | constructivism - an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles constructivist - an artist of the school of constructivism |
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