toimintamaalaus
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]toiminta (“action”) + maalaus (“painting”), calque of English action painting
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯mintɑˌmɑːlɑus/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯min̪t̪ɑ̝ˌmɑ̝ːlɑ̝us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑːlɑus
- Hyphenation(key): toi‧minta‧maala‧us
Noun
[edit]toimintamaalaus
- (art) action painting (genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image)
- (art) action painting (painting produced in this style)