Definitions for Primitivism
ˈprɪm ɪ tɪˌvɪz əmprim·i·tivism

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1. crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudenessnoun

   a wild or unrefined state

2. primitivismnoun

   a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children

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1. primitivismnoun

   The state or quality of being primitive

2. primitivismnoun

   The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization

3. primitivismnoun

   Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms

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1. Primitivism

   In the arts of the Western World, Primitivism is a mode of aesthetic idealization that means to recreate the experience of the primitive time, place, and person, either by emulation or by recreation. In Western philosophy, Primitivism proposes that the people of a primitive society possess a Morality and an ethics that are superior to the urban value system of civilized people; thus, in art and in philosophy, Primitivism is nostalgia for a non-existent golden age in the Garden of Eden.In European art, the aesthetics of primitivism included techniques, motifs, and styles copied from the arts of Asian, African, and Australasian peoples perceived as primitive in relation to the urban civilization of western Europe. In that light, the painter Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian imagery to his oil paintings was a characteristic borrowing of technique, motif, and style that was important to the development of Modern art (1860s–1970s) in the late 19th century. As a genre of Western art, Primitivism reproduced and perpetuated racist stereotypes, such as “The Noble Savage”, with which colonialists justified white colonial rule over the non-white Other in Asia, Africa, and Australasia.Moreover, the term primitivism also identifies the techniques, motifs, and styles of painting that predominated representational painting before the emergence of the Avant-garde; and also identifies the styles of Naïve art and of folk art produced by amateur artists, such as Henri Rousseau, who painted for personal pleasure.

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1. primitivism

   Primitivism is an artistic or societal philosophy or perspective that idealizes the primitive, often non-industrial or non-Western cultures, considering them to be more genuine, uncorrupted and in harmony with nature. Its proponents aim towards returning or reverting to a simpler or more basic lifestyle, believed to be more human or real, typically as a reaction against the complexities or artificiality of modern civilization. It has been expressed in various art movements and cultural theories throughout history.

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1. Primitivism

   Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics. Borrowings from primitive art has been important to the development of modern art. The term "primitivism" is often applied to other professional painters working in the style of naïve or folk art like Henri Rousseau, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee and others.

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   The numerical value of Primitivism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of Primitivism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Primitivism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitivism
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5. ^ Wikidata
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