vorticism
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.
Origin of vorticism
1Other words from vorticism
- vor·ti·cist, noun, adjective
Words Nearby vorticism
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How to use vorticism in a sentence
One of the healthiest movements of the day, though without novelty, is vorticism whose headquarters are London.
Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning | Willard Huntington WrightIt may be urged that Blast does not represent Futurism, but vorticism.
The Book of This and That | Robert LyndWith Cubism, Futurism and vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art | John Gould Fletcher
British Dictionary definitions for vorticism
/ (ˈvɔːtɪˌsɪzəm) /
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
Origin of vorticism
1Derived forms of vorticism
- vorticist, noun
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