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" If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all."
Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Meaning of "primitivism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIMITIVISM

ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIMITIVISM

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Primitivism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRIMITIVISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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. The term "primitivism" is often applied to other professional painters working in the style of naïve or folk art like Henri Rousseau, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee and others.

Definition of primitivism in the English dictionary

The first definition of primitivism in the dictionary is the condition of being primitive. Other definition of primitivism is the notion that the value of primitive cultures is superior to that of the modern world. Primitivism is also the principles, characteristics, etc, of primitive art and artists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIMITIVISM

activism · cognitivism · collectivism · constructivism · descriptivism · emotivism · exclusivism · lactivism · nativism · noncognitivism · objectivism · passivism · perspectivism · positivism · prescriptivism · recidivism · relativism · slacktivism · slactivism · subjectivism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIMITIVISM

primi · primigenial · primigravida · primigravidae · primine · priming · primipara · primiparae · primiparity · primiparous · primitial · primitive · primitive dicotyledon · primitive Indo-European · primitively · primitiveness · primitivist · primitivistic · primitivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIMITIVISM

anticivism · atavism · Bolshevism · civism · clicktivism · corporativism · destructivism · eliminativism · Fauvism · favism · intuitivism · legal positivism · logical positivism · Menshevism · negativism · nonobjectivism · progressivism · Saivism · Slavism · Vaishnavism

Synonyms and antonyms of primitivism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «primitivism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIMITIVISM

Find out the translation of primitivism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of primitivism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «primitivism» in English.
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原始主义
1,325 millions of speakers
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primitivismo
570 millions of speakers
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primitivism
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आदिमवाद
380 millions of speakers
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البدائية
280 millions of speakers
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примитивизм
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primitivismo
270 millions of speakers
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পুরাতন
260 millions of speakers
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primitivisme
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Primitivisme
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Primitivismus
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プリミティビズム
130 millions of speakers
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원시주의
85 millions of speakers
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Primitivism
85 millions of speakers
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nguyên thủy
80 millions of speakers
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primitivism
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प्राइमिटिविझ
75 millions of speakers
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primitifcilik
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primitivismo
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prymitywizm
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примітивізм
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primitivism
30 millions of speakers
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πρωτογονισμό
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primitivisme
14 millions of speakers
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primitivism
10 millions of speakers
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primitivisme
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about primitivism

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QUOTES WITH «PRIMITIVISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word primitivism.
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Geoffrey S. Fletcher
If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIMITIVISM»

Discover the use of primitivism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to primitivism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Primitivism in Modern Art
Two of Goldwater's related essays—“Judgments of Primitive Art, 1905–1965” and “Art History and Anthropology”—have been added for this new paperback edition.
Robert John Goldwater, 1986
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Primitivism and Twentieth-century Art: A Documentary History
"This is a much needed, important collection-a goldmine of sources for scholars and students.
Jack D. Flam, Miriam Deutch, 2003
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Primitivism and Related Ideas in the Middle Ages
These essays emphasise the continuity between pagan and Christian cultures with relation to concepts of primitivism, and examine the latter period's modifications of a group of classical themes.
George Boas, 1997
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The Myth of Primitivism
DANIEL MILLER INTRODUCTION This chapter1 is divided into two main sections: in the first, I want to argue for the necessity of primitivism to art. That is, primitivism is not simply an idea picked up from time to time by particular artists, but is ...
Susan Hiller, 2006
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Primitivism and Modern Art
Colin Rhodes breaks new ground, drawing on a wide and diverse range of material, from high art to popular entertainment, from Darwin to Freud; the critical overview he presents supersedes all previous studies on the subject. 179 illus., 28 ...
Colin Rhodes, 1994
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Primitivism, Cubism, Abstraction: The Early Twentieth Century
The second of four books which together constitute the main texts of an Open University course on art and its interpretation from the mid- 19th century to the end of the 1920s.
Charles Harrison, Gillian Perry, 1993
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Primitivism and Identity in Latin America: Essays on Art, ...
This volume examines primitivism and its implications for contemporary debates on Latin American culture, literature, and arts, showing how Latin American subjects employ a Western construct to "return the gaze" of the outside world and ...
Erik Camayd-Freixas, JosŽ Eduardo Gonz‡lez, 2000
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French Primitivism and the Ends of Empire, 1945-1975
In a series of chapters that consider significant aspects of French culture—including the creation of new museums of French folklore and of African and Oceanic arts and the development of tourism against the backdrop of nuclear testing in ...
Daniel J. Sherman, 2011
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Beyond Primitivism: Indigenous Religious Traditions and ...
Chapter. 2. Can. we. move. beyond. primitivism? On. recovering. the. indigenes. of. indigenous. religions. in. the. academic. study. of. religion. Armin. W. Geertz. This chapter will explore the strange discrepancy between the indisputably central ...
Jacob Kẹhinde Olupona, 2004
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Between Profits and Primitivism: Shaping White Middle-class ...
This book explores cultural writings dedicated to the physical and mental health of the male subject, showing that men have mobilized gender constructions repeatedly and self-consciously to position themselves within the culture.
Athena Devlin, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIMITIVISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term primitivism is used in the context of the following news items.
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12 African Artists Explore "The Burden Of 'Africanness'" In NYC …
“Although it is arguable that notions such as fetish or primitivism no longer shape the understanding of African art, still much of the expectation ... «Okayafrica, Jul 15»
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Ex-curator donates 150 books to Gallery
The books have to do about different types of art which include rock art, folk art, medieval art and primitivism and modern art. Some also bring ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
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Lindsey Graham Uses a Flip Phone and Memorizes Phone …
... do,” and inevitably there's a weird pause as my interlocutor tries to decide whether my telephonic primitivism is interesting or just plain weird. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
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Put a Mask on It: SAM's Contemporary Take on Traditional African Art
His Neo Primitivism 2 was sourced entirely from cheap novelty stores and hunting-supply shops: It's a herd of plastic deer decoys wearing white ... «Seattle Weekly, Jul 15»
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Buhari - Is Nigeria Worth Dying For?
In Nigeria, however, primitivism of the absurd obtains in our military arrangements. The so-call generals, who seat atop the military high ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Alaska tourism and the white man's native
“And we complied by talking about nature, subsistence, ceremonies, and demonstrating other signs of 'primitivism' — but we did so on our own ... «High Country News, Jul 15»
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Stage review: Battle of good vs. evil plays out in family feud within …
Of course, it's also replete with those country aphorisms that can suggest willful primitivism. But on top of story and language, what really sets ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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Price of Kota Sold in Paris Is Interesting...
William Rubin in his famous "Primitivism' in the 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern' did not give us any information on how ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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AP Photographer Alters Syria Photo to Remove … a Camera …
Not just because the presence of the device killed the primitivism and mystique, but also the illusion that the reader is the witness and these ... «BagNews Notes, Jul 15»
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OIC SG greats Ummah on Eid
... narrow minded and astray voices that betray and smear Islam and equate it with extremism, violence and primitivism.Let us make this Eid a ... «Pakistan Observer, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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