formalist

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Coogler and actor Adrien Brody both wore broad-shouldered suits paired with T-shirts and more formalist cummerbunds — a house style of Fear of God.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

In the 51-page, partially redacted document, Sir Peter said Harry's lawyers had taken "an inappropriate, formalist interpretation of the Ravec process".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

The complex and lively distribution of shapes and colors underscores why Adams calls himself a formalist.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Zonana again employs the same formalist approach he used in his stunning debut, "Workforce," with artfully composed still shots that observe the action in a cold, detached manner.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2023

Of the fall of architecture, as resultant from the formalist pride of its patrons and designers, I have spoken elsewhere.

From Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things by Ruskin, John