1. an artist or writer who practices or advocates concretism, a movement emphasizing concrete, tangible, or material elements rather than abstract or conceptual ones
Usage: chiefly used in art and literature criticism; often refers to practitioners of concrete poetry or concrete art

Examples

• The concretist poet arranged words on the page as visual objects rather than as carriers of meaning.
• As a concretist, she rejected traditional narrative in favor of material and spatial experimentation.
• The gallery featured works by several concretists who used found objects and industrial materials.
• Concretist artists of the mid-20th century challenged viewers to see form and texture as primary.
• His approach as a concretist emphasized the physical properties of language itself.