The Assigned Subject for January’s competition is:
Minimalism
Below you will find a selection taken from our Assigned Subject review we had during our first meeting of the season.
Definition
min·i·mal·ism
/ˈminəməˌlizəm/
noun
1.
a trend in sculpture and painting that arose in the 1950s and used simple, typically massive, forms.
2.
an avant-garde movement in music characterized by the repetition of very short phrases which change gradually, producing a hypnotic effect.
Minimalist photography is a form of photography that is distinguished by extreme, austere simplicity. It emphasizes sparseness and focuses solely on the smallest number of objects in the composition process.