matter painting

noun

A 1950s art style using impasto paint with everyday materials such as mud or shells added to it.

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Meanings

nounmatter painting (countable and uncountable, plural matter paintings)

plural matter paintings

  1. uncountableartA 1950s art style using impasto paint with everyday materials such as mud or shells added to it.
  2. countableartAn individual work produced in this style.
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APA

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“matter painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter%20painting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matter painting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matter%20painting.

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