hard-edge

adjective

ˈhärd-ˈej 

: of or relating to abstract painting characterized by geometric forms with clearly defined boundaries

an artist known for hard-edge paintings

Examples of hard-edge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hard-edge suitcase is now a coffee table that sits in the living room between the wood-burning fireplace and a sofa that’s the only significant piece of contemporary furniture. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026

He is known for larger-than-life sculptures and hard-edge paintings that feature his hybrid cartoon characters. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

By 1962, Jaray was making hard-edge abstract paintings that conjured architectural structures or details; delineated with masking tape and executed without visible brush strokes, they were carefully plotted out through multiple preliminary drawings, and in later years, on a computer. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026

By this time Jaray had begun to earn notice for her hard-edge geometric abstractions, which critics lauded as simultaneously sober and expressive. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 May 2026

Constructed of flat, hard-edge but usually curving slabs of color, the compositions evoke mysterious interiors or extreme close-ups. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 July 2024

On the Due Più, the material adds a softer touch to the hard-edge minimalism of Vigo’s contemporaries, with results that are undeniably groovy. — Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hard-edge

• allege
• straightedge
• dredge
• edge
• hedge
• ledge
• pledge
• sedge
• sledge
• wedge