minimalism

min·i·mal·ism  (mn-m-lzm)

n.

1. A school of abstract painting and sculpture that emphasizes extreme simplification of form, as by the use of basic shapes and monochromatic palettes of primary colors, objectivity, and anonymity of style. Also called ABC art, minimal art, reductivism, rejective art.

2. Use of the fewest and barest essentials or elements, as in the arts, literature, or design.

3. Music A school or mode of contemporary music marked by extreme simplification of rhythms, patterns, and harmonies, prolonged chordal or melodic repetitions, and often a trancelike effect.

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minimalism

Noun

1. a type of music based on the repetition of simple elements

2. a design or style using the simplest and fewest elements to create the maximum effect

minimalist adjn

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minimalism - an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color minimal art, reductivism art movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles