formalist

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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

My dad is a die-hard Beatles fan too — that’s how I learned like, a formalist pop song structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

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

In everything he says and writes I find this desire to exalt Truth above the fervours of emotionalism and the dangerous drill of the formalist.

From Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality by Begbie, Harold