Primitivism

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being primitive. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children wordnet
  3. 3
    The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a wild or unrefined state wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms. countable, uncountable

    "Exuberant in its primitivism, High Kicks has a joyous, slightly naive spark that sometimes evokes the sort of tuneful messes to which Calvin Johnson's name is often attached."

Etymology

From primitive + -ism.

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