Cubist
See also: cubist
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Cubist (plural Cubists)
- (art) An artist who works in the style of cubism.
- 1999 December 27, Frederic Golden, “Albert Einstein (1879-1955): Person of the century”, in CNN[1]:
- To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century."
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artist
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Cubist (not comparable)
- Of, or pertaining to cubism.
- 1993 November, Lynn Hirschberg, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair[2]:
- Her most notable feature is her eyes, which are distinctly uneven—the left one is a good quarter-inch higher than the right. Despite this Cubist touch, Shannen's face is particularly inexpressive.
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of, or pertaining to cubism