cubism

IPA/ˈkjuːbɪzəm/
KK[kjˈubɪzəm]IPA/ˈkjuːbɪzəm/

cubism — noun

1. A way of making paintings and sculptures that began in the early 1900s. Artists

1.名詞B2
釋義

A way of making paintings and sculptures that began in the early 1900s. Artists working in this style break objects, people, and scenes into simple geometric shapes — squares, triangles, circles — and show them from several viewpoints at once, rather than trying to create a realistic single image.

例句

Picasso and Braque developed cubism in Paris, using basic shapes to show people and objects.

developed cubism + using [shapes] to [purpose]

The art teacher explained that cubism shows different views of one object at once.

that-clause explaining a concept

同義詞
  • abstract art

    broader category; cubism is one specific movement within abstract art

  • modernism

    broader cultural movement; cubism is a part of early modernist art

  • geometric abstraction

    emphasises the use of geometric shapes, though not all geometric abstraction is cubist

反義詞
  • realism

    realism aims to show subjects exactly as they appear in daily life, while cubism distorts and fragments them

常見錯誤

❌That abstract painting is cubism.
✅That painting uses cubist techniques, but cubism is a specific art movement from the early 1900s.
💡Cubism is not a label for any non-realistic artwork; it refers to a particular style with clearly defined historical origins and methods.