tachisme

/ (ˈtɑːʃɪzəm, French taʃism) /


noun
  1. a type of action painting evolved in France in which haphazard dabs and blots of colour are treated as a means of instinctive or unconscious expression

Origin of tachisme

1
C20: French, from tache stain

Words Nearby tachisme

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