vorticism

[ vawr-tuh-siz-uhm ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a short-lived avant-garde British art movement that was nurtured by Wyndham Lewis, derived from futurism and cubism, and reached its climax in an exhibition in London in 1915, dwindling in influence after World War I.

vorticism

/ ˈvɔːtɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. an art movement in England initiated in 1913 by Wyndham Lewis combining the techniques of cubism with the concern for the problems of the machine age evinced in futurism

Derived Forms

• ˈvorticist, noun

Other Words From

• vorti·cist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vorticism¹

1910–15; < Latin vortic-, stem of vortex vortex + -ism

Word History and Origins

Origin of vorticism¹

C20: referring to the "vortices" of modern life on which the movement was based

Example Sentences

One of the healthiest movements of the day, though without novelty, is Vorticism whose headquarters are London.

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It may be urged that Blast does not represent Futurism, but Vorticism.

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With Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition.

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