Purism

Japanese: purisme

…Born in Saint-Quentin. He started out as a Cubist, but was not satisfied with this. In 1918, together with painter and architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier), he advocated Purism, emphasizing clear lines and shapes, simple composition, and attempting to purify the language of design. From 1920 to 1925, they jointly published the magazine L'Esprit Nouveau (The New Spirit). …

From Le Corbusier

...He also said that the house was a "machine à habiter" and led to the theory of modern architecture. On the other hand, in 1917 he met the painter A. Ozenfant and wrote "After Cubism" with him the following year, in which he criticized Cubism for having regressed into decoration and advocated "Purisme," which sought images in machines and aimed for clear and concise abstract forms. In 1920 he also launched the magazine "L'Esprit Nouveau (The New Spirit)."...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "purisme" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サン･カンタン生れ。初めキュビストとして活躍したがこれに十分満足せず，1918年に画家で建築家のジャンヌレCharles‐Édouard Jeanneret(ル･コルビュジエ)と共に〈ピュリスムpurisme(純粋主義)〉を提唱して，明確な線および形，簡潔な画面構成を強調し，造形言語の純化を企てた。20‐25年，共同で雑誌《エスプリ･ヌーボーL’Esprit Nouveau(新しき精神)》を刊行。…

【ル･コルビュジエ】より

…また，家は〈住むための機械machine à habiter〉であると語り，近代建築理論を導いた。　他方，1917年，画家A.オザンファンと出会い，翌年彼と《キュビスム以後》を著し，装飾に堕したとキュビスムを批判し，機械にイメージを求めて明確･簡潔な抽象造形を目ざす〈ピュリスムpurisme〉を唱える。また20年《エスプリ･ヌーボーL’Esprit Nouveau(新しき精神)》誌を創刊。…

※「purisme」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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