fundamental painting

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An approach to painting that focuses on the physical brushwork, textures, etc.

Examples

“De Keyser's work ⟳ from this period can be unequivocally linked to the so-called Fundamental Painting that was prominent in the art world at the time.”

“Evidently, formalist and fundamental painting practices dependent upon American reductive theories of art, such as the modernist painting thesis propounded by Clement Greenberg […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

fundamental particle fundamental right fundamental science fundamental theorem fundamental theorem of arithmetic fundamental theorem of calculus

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