Definition of intimism in English:
intimism
noun ˈɪntɪmɪz(ə)mˈin(t)əˌmizəm
mass nounA style of painting showing intimate views of domestic interiors using impressionist techniques, used by artists such as Bonnard in the early 20th century.
Example sentencesExamples
- If all this implies a kind of Vuillard-like intimism in her work that would give a quite false impression of the boldly artistic and intensely painterly means through which she chooses to explore such themes.
- Clearly, this is no accident of intimism, but the artist at play with ambiguity and abstraction.
- In pictures in the intimist spirit he abandoned the subdued color scheme of intimism to experiment with unusual, somewhat dissonant color combinations in a way that influenced the fauves - to be seen hereafter - and then, in turn, he was influenced by them.
- Mr. Tuttle's rapturous brand of intimism in the form of exquisite assemblages caress the walls of the Whitney Museum.
- Far from twee though, these works are rooted in the gutsy intimism of Bonnard and Vuillard.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Relying on this intimist perspective, Flam's discussions of individual paintings sometimes depart startlingly from others' readings of the same material.
Example sentencesExamples
- These intimist images project a color-saturated density that is unique in Seidman's work to date.
- Whatever his technical limitations, however, Vrel's interiors are memorable intimist images of domestic quietism.
- In a sense, the relatively small scale of the tableware corresponds to a shift toward more intimist and even domestic projects on Turrell's part.
- Static, balanced and hushed, this painting is both classical and intimist in spirit.
Origin
Early 20th century: from French intimisme, from Latin intimus 'innermost'.