PRIMITIVISM

Primitivism

Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics. Borrowings from primitive art has been important to the development of modern art.

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primitivism

Noun

  1. The state or quality of being primitive
  2. The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization
  3. Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms


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