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hard-edge

American

[hahrd-ej] / ˈhɑrdˌɛdʒ /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of abstract painting associated with the 1960s and marked chiefly by sharply outlined geometric or nongeometric forms.

hard-edge British

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting a style of painting in which vividly coloured subjects are clearly delineated

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Etymology

Origin of hard-edge

First recorded in 1960–65

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Her new work takes cues from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” and has designs by the hard-edge visual artist Sarah Crowner and costumes by the crack duo of Harriet Jung and Reid Bartelme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He is known for larger-than-life sculptures and hard-edge paintings that feature his hybrid cartoon characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Sonic Industrialism: Sound elements are more popular than ever, and this mode blends intangible noise with the hard-edge materials of industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

He shares the deeply conservative ideology of his mentor Mr. Jordan but lacks the confrontational profile or hard-edge style of the Ohioan.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

But where Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein emulated the clean, hard-edge look of commercial art, Guston continued to paint in a messy, intuitive fashion.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023

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