"In visual arts, music and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II in Western art..."
There are alternative models to consumerism, such as minimalism, sustainability, and responsible consumerism, which offer a more mindful and ethical approach to consumption.
Minimalism: The concept of living with less and simplifying one's life by reducing clutter and consumption.
Sustainable living: This involves making conscious and eco-friendly choices in daily life like reducing waste and relying on renewable resources.
Ethical fashion: The consideration of social and environmental impacts of fashion choices.
Second-hand market: Buying second-hand items, reducing waste and supporting shared economy.
DIY culture: Doing it yourself instead of relying on commercial products or services.
Sharing economy: Collaborative consumption and sharing resources with other consumers.
Anti-advertising: Critically analyzing advertising messaging, handling the consumer's desire for certain products, and promoting conscious consumption.
Local economy: Prioritizing the support of local community businesses instead of global chain stores.
Conscious consumerism: Considering the social and environmental impacts of purchases and choosing more sustainable and ethical options.
Time affluence: Prioritizing quality time and experiences over material consumption.
Minimalism: Emphasizes on owning less material possessions and living a simpler life.
Frugality: Prioritizes spending less money and being more thrifty in day-to-day life.
DIY culture: Encourages self-sufficiency and creativity through making things at home, repairing and repurposing items, and (re)using materials.
Sustainable living: Focuses on consuming fewer resources, reducing waste, and using environmentally-friendly products.
Sharing economy: Promotes sharing and renting goods and services instead of buying and owning them.
Slow living: A lifestyle approach that encourages a slower pace of life and values quality over quantity.
Ethical consumerism: Encourages conscious consumer choices which align with personal values, such as buying fair trade, locally produced or cruelty-free products.
Anti-consumerism: Critiques and opposes the pervasive culture of consumerism, and encourages living with less in a more sustainable and meaningful way.
Gift economy: Involves giving and receiving goods, services and favors without any expectation of direct compensation.
Upcycling: Transforming waste materials or unwanted products into new materials or products of higher ecological value.
"The movement is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism and modernism; it anticipated contemporary postminimal art practices..."
"Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt and Frank Stella."
"Minimalism in music often features repetition and gradual variation..."
"...such as the works of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Julius Eastman, and John Adams."
"The term minimalist often colloquially refers to anything or anyone that is spare or stripped to its essentials."
"It has accordingly been used to describe the plays and novels of Samuel Beckett..."
"The word was first used in English in the early 20th century to describe a 1915 composition by the Soviet painter Kasimir Malevich, Black Square."
"The movement is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism and modernism..."
"...it anticipated contemporary postminimal art practices, which extend or reflect on minimalism's original objectives."
"...contemporary postminimal art practices, which extend or reflect on minimalism's original objectives."
"...the stories of Raymond Carver..."
"...the films of Robert Bresson..."
"Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Robert Morris, Anne Truitt and Frank Stella."
"...such as the works of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Julius Eastman, and John Adams."
"Minimalism in music often features repetition and gradual variation..."
"The term minimalist often colloquially refers to anything or anyone that is spare or stripped to its essentials."
"The word was first used in English in the early 20th century to describe a 1915 composition by the Soviet painter Kasimir Malevich, Black Square."
"The movement is often interpreted as a reaction against abstract expressionism and modernism..."
"it anticipated contemporary postminimal art practices, which extend or reflect on minimalism's original objectives."