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geometry of fear

noun

The artistic style of an informal group or school of young British sculptors in the years after the Second World War, characterized by angular, jagged forms thought to reflect post-war angst and guilt.

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Meanings

noun

historicalartThe artistic style of an informal group or school of young British sculptors in the years after the Second World War, characterized by angular, jagged forms thought to reflect post-war angst and guilt.

Origin

Coined in 1952 by Herbert Read in his description of the work of the eight British artists represented in the "New Aspects of British Sculpture" exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia of 1952.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

geometry of fear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometry%20of%20fear

MLA

“geometry of fear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometry%20of%20fear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geometry of fear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geometry%20of%20fear.

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