academism
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Origin of academism
Example Sentences
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It is shocking to see that it is also from 1911 and to be reminded how quickly Cubism went off the rails toward academism in the hands of lesser artists.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015
By academism we mean: to evaluate things by ingrained custom.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the 1950s, when the Grand Prix was awarded to established artists, the avant-garde snarled about outdated academism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was the division between retrograde, despised "academism" and noble, inventive "modernism" always as sharp as has been said?
From Time Magazine Archive
It would, however, be precipitate to say that there are no basic principles nor firm rules in painting, or that a search for them leads inevitably to academism.
From Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Sadleir, Michael
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