precisionism

American  

[pri-sizh-uh-niz-uhm] / prɪˈsɪʒ əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a style of painting developed to its fullest in the U.S. in the 1920s, associated especially with Charles Demuth, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Sheeler, and characterized by clinically precise, simple, and clean-edged rendering of architectural, industrial, or urban scenes usually devoid of human activity or presence.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• precisionist
  noun
• precisionistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of precisionism

First recorded in 1955–60; precision + -ism

Example Sentences

These sorts of arguments can be part of a communications strategy called "precisionism," says Hayek.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2021

What’s harder to forgive about precisionism is that it looks so sterile.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2018

In all honesty, I have always thought precisionism was a bit ridiculous.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2018

There were the new open sculptures of Archipenko, the mobiles of Calder, the precisionism of Charles Sheeler, the cubism of Max Weber, and the soaring abstractions of Joseph Stella.

From Time Magazine Archive

Author Born sees a new trend, "precisionism," in modern U.S. still life.

From Time Magazine Archive