Noun: minimalism 'mi-ni-mu,li-zum
- An art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and colour
"he despised the aesthetic of minimalism"; "Minimalism is often associated with reductivism in art";
- minimal art, reductivism
Derived forms: minimalisms
Type of: art movement, artistic movement
Encyclopedia: Minimalism