minimalism
Music. a reductive style or school of modern music utilizing only simple sonorities, rhythms, and patterns, with minimal embellishment or orchestrational complexity, and characterized by protracted repetition of figurations, obsessive structural rigor, and often a pulsing, hypnotic effect.
an aesthetic, particularly in design, decor, and fashion, favoring simplicity, clean lines, and neutral colors over pattern, ornament, and brighter colors.
a lifestyle involving a reduction or simplification of one’s material possessions that frees one to lead an existence that is more intentional, purposeful, spiritual, etc.:Inspired by a guru of minimalism, the couple sold their house and began living on the road in an RV.
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From the outside, the Sony HT-A7000 soundbar conveys sleek minimalism, with a metal grill covering the front of the 51-inch wide, 19-pound soundbar.
Sony HT-A7000 soundbar review: Superior sound for the 8K set | Markkus Rovito | December 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAs live music started to cautiously return to stages, some artists reflected their year of withdrawal through minimalism, like Miranda Lambert.
The Richmond artist’s intriguing if clinical Culture House show, “A Group of Related Things,” is the autobiography of a new mother, written in the language of minimalism.
In the galleries: Celebrating the art of the game with unexpected delights | Mark Jenkins | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostIn both cases, Justices Barrett and Kavanaugh took the principled conservative positions of judicial minimalism and judicial restraint, rather than blow past those principles in the name of activist judging.
Conservative Justices Dismiss GOP Tricks and Save Obamacare | Jay Michaelson | June 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastCantor dips into Tharp’s remarkably complete film archive for glimpses of her earliest explorations of minimalism with a group of female dancers that included Sheela Raj, Theresa Dickinson, Rose Marie Wright and Sara Rudner.
There’s no stopping Twyla Tharp, even as she approaches 80 | Peter Marks | March 18, 2021 | Washington Post
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYet American minimalism, isolationism, realism, mind-our-own-business-ism—whatever you want to call it—is cyclical.
It ran the gamut from abstract, original eveningwear to a sort of sixties-inspired minimalism.
Psycho was minimalism to maximum effect, but it was also a one off.
Why the Original ‘Birds’ is Superior to Hitchcock’s Version | Malcolm Jones | November 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTminimalism is in vogue, and living a less cluttered life is probably good for your mental health and for the environment.
Suburbs Are Dying, Say Urbanists, but the Obits May Be Premature | Josh Dzieza | August 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for minimalism
/ (ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm) /
another name for minimal art
a type of music based on simple elements and avoiding elaboration or embellishment
design or style in which the simplest and fewest elements are used to create the maximum effect
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