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Impressionism vs Cubism - What's the difference?

impressionism | cubism |

As nouns the difference between impressionism and cubism

is that impressionism is a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities while cubism is an artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.

impressionism

English

Noun

(wikipedia impressionism)
  • (arts) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities
  • (music) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer
  • (poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions
  • cubism

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Cubism

    Noun

    (wikipedia cubism) (-)
  • (often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.
  • * 2003 , The New Yorker , 3 March,
  • Matisse coined the name Cubism as a derisive joke.
  • * 2005 , The New Yorker , 29 Aug, p. 78,
  • A few recall that, in 1908, he [Matisse] inspired the coinage of the term “cubism,” in disparagement of a movement that would eclipse his leading influence on the Parisian avant-garde.