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Suprematism vs Cubism - What's the difference?

suprematism | cubism |

As nouns the difference between suprematism and cubism

is that suprematism is a genre of abstract art based on simple, geometric forms while cubism is an artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes.

suprematism

English

Noun

(wikipedia Suprematism) (-)
  • (arts) A genre of abstract art based on simple, geometric forms.

    • 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.

    Related terms

    * cubist * cubistic * cubistically