cubist

American  

[kyoo-bist] / ˈkyu bɪst /

adjective

1. Art. using or produced according to the style and conventions of cubism.

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noun

1. Art. an artist who uses the style and conventions of cubism.

Explanation

A cubist is an artist who transforms natural shapes into exaggerated geometric ones. Pablo Picasso is the most famous of all cubist painters. Starting in the early 20th century, the art movement known as cubism began in Western Europe. Cubists attempted to show many perspectives at once in their work by breaking down their subjects into sections and then representing them as small, flat blocks. Cubist comes from cubism, which was coined after a French art critic dismissed their "bizarreries cubiques," or "cubic oddities."

Example Sentences

And one of his largest cubist scenes of a “Man with a Guitar” from 1913 that once belonged to writer Gertrude Stein sold for $41 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Their foe, in true “Minecraft” fashion, is a blocky baby zombie riding a cubist chicken: a “chicken jockey,” as Black’s Steve properly notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

The painting also shows the early signs of Husain's modified cubist style - where geometric shapes and bold lines stood out in his works.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

This historic cubist space in the south of France, once graced by luminaries like Buñuel, Man Ray, Dali —and also Karl Lagerfeld — has for more than a century been a beacon for art.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls