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Minimalism vs Reductivism - What's the difference?

minimalism | reductivism |

As nouns the difference between minimalism and reductivism

is that minimalism is a style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form while reductivism is extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials; minimalism.

minimalism

English

(wikipedia minimalism)

Noun

  • (arts) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form.
  • (music) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.

    • Related terms

    * minimalist English words suffixed with -ism

    reductivism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • extreme simplification; reduction to a minimum; use of the fewest essentials; minimalism

    • Usage notes

    The term is usually applied to a movement in abstract painting and sculpture from the 1950s onwards, and to a school of music with similar policies.