noun
- a person who believes that concepts or ideas are the fundamental basis of reality, or who practices conceptual art
Usage: philosophy; art
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of conceptualism or conceptualists
Usage: philosophy; art
Examples
- The artist identified as a conceptualist, prioritizing ideas over traditional materials.
- In medieval philosophy, conceptualists argued that universal concepts exist in the mind rather than in external reality.
- Her conceptualist approach to sculpture challenged viewers to think about meaning and form.
- The debate between realists and conceptualists has shaped Western philosophy for centuries.
- Conceptualist artists often use language, performance, and documentation as their primary medium.
- He adopted a conceptualist framework to analyze how we construct knowledge.