constructivism

constructivism
noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 1925 a nonobjective art movement originating in Russia and concerned with formal organization of planes and expression of volume in terms of modern industrial materials (as glass and plastic) • constructivist adjective or noun, often capitalized

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