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About Minimalism
Description of Minimalism |
Minimalism
Term
used
in
the
20th
century,
in
particular
from
the
1960s,
to
describe
a
style
characterized
by
an
impersonal
austerity,
plain
geometric
configurations
and
industrially
processed
materials.
It
was
first
used
by
David
Burlyuk
in
the
catalogue
introduction
for
an
exhibition
of
John
Graham’s
paintings
at
the
Dudensing
Gallery
in
New
York
in
1929.
Burlyuk
wrote:
‘Minimalism
derives
its
name
from
the
minimum
of
operating
means.
Minimalist
painting
is
purely
realistic—the
subject
being
the
painting
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