Protominimalist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An artist employing an early form of minimalism.
- 1 Belonging or pertaining to an early form of minimalism.
"Visitors to the museum gazed on […] the many-faceted work of the Rio de Janeiro artists Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, close colleagues whose protominimalist and precociously interactive work in the ’60s (like his capes to be danced in and her hinged sculptures to be reconfigured at will) exert a powerful influence today."
Example
More examples"Visitors to the museum gazed on […] the many-faceted work of the Rio de Janeiro artists Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, close colleagues whose protominimalist and precociously interactive work in the ’60s (like his capes to be danced in and her hinged sculptures to be reconfigured at will) exert a powerful influence today."
Etymology
From proto- + minimalist.
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