Plural of cubism; artistic movements emphasizing geometric shapes and multiple viewpoints, especially the early 20th-century style where artists broke objects into cubes and other shapes.
From 'cubism' (1911), derived from 'cube' (Latin cubus from Greek kubos) + '-ism' (suffix indicating a doctrine or movement). The movement got its name because early works by Picasso and Braque used cube-like geometric forms.
Cubism literally shattered how humans visualize reality—instead of one perspective like Renaissance paintings, artists showed an object from multiple angles simultaneously, almost like visual time travel! This inspired not just art but also influenced architecture, design, and even how physicists started thinking about spacetime.
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