vorticism
/vawr-tuh-siz-uhm/US // ˈvɔr təˌsɪz əm //UK // (ˈvɔːtɪˌsɪzəm) //
旋涡学,旋涡学说,旋涡学派,旋涡学原理
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a short-lived avant-garde British art movement that was nurtured by Wyndham Lewis, derived from futurism and cubism, and reached its climax in an exhibition in London in 1915, dwindling in influence after World War I.
Examples
One of the healthiest movements of the day, though without novelty, is Vorticism whose headquarters are London.
It may be urged that Blast does not represent Futurism, but Vorticism.
With Cubism, Futurism and Vorticism we may be witnessing the beginning of a new tradition.
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