12 Facts About Literary minimalism

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In visual arts, music, and other media, Literary minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s.

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Prominent artists associated with Literary minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt, and Frank Stella.

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Term Literary minimalism is used to describe a trend in design and architecture, wherein the subject is reduced to its necessary elements.

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Literary minimalism's tactic was one of arranging the necessary components of a building to create an impression of extreme simplicity—he enlisted every element and detail to serve multiple visual and functional purposes; for example, designing a floor to serve as the radiator, or a massive fireplace to house the bathroom.

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Literary minimalism normally uses concrete or natural wood and basic structural form to achieve austerity and rays of light in space.

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Literary minimalism believes that though reduced clutter and simplification of the interior to a point that gets beyond the idea of essential quality, there is a sense of clarity and richness of simplicity instead of emptiness.

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Literary minimalism is attracted by the important influences from Japanese Zen Philosophy.

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Literary minimalism used stone floors and white walls to achieve simplicity and harmony for space.

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Literary minimalism emphasises reduction and eliminates the visual distortions, such as the air conditioning and lamps, to achieve a sense of purity for the interior.

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Literary minimalism is characterized by an economy with words and a focus on surface description.

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The term "Literary minimalism" is sometimes associated with the briefest of poetic genres, haiku, which originated in Japan, but has been domesticated in English literature by poets such as Nick Virgilio, Raymond Roseliep, and George Swede.

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In software and user interface design, Literary minimalism describes the usage of fewer design elements, flat design, fewer options and features, and tendentially less occupied screen space.

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