| 单词 |
divisionism |
| 释义 |
divisionism|dɪˈvɪʒənɪz(ə)m|
[f. division + -ism.]
The practice of painting with pure colours, and of achieving the effect of mixed colours by the juxtaposition on the canvas of contrasting colours instead of by mixing the desired shade on the palette. Hence diˈvisionist, a painter who follows this practice; also attrib. or as adj.
1901L. Villari Giovanni Segantini 53 His ‘divisionist’ drawings. Ibid. 73 In this replica he began to apply the system of divisionism. 1920Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Nov. 745/4 Cézanne, with his insistence upon the volumes of objects, rebelled against the disintegration of form which was the logical consequence of divisionism. 1921Edin. Rev. Apr. 304 The most enthusiastic Divisionist discovered there were limits beyond which his theories could not be put into practice. 1926F. Rutter Evol. Mod. Art 41 A Divisionist painter desiring a grey..places on his canvas little touches, say, of pure violet in juxtaposition to little touches of a yellowish green. 1949Koestler Insight & Outlook 391 The great influence which Seurat's system of ‘divisionism’ exerted on painters of his generation. 1970Oxf. Compan. Art 318/2 Notable precursors of Divisionism were Watteau and Delacroix. 1971Listener 4 Mar. 274/1 Pointillist or divisionist in detail. |
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