Purism

Ozenfant and Le Corbusier formulated an aesthetic doctrine born from a criticism of Cubism and called it Purism: where objects are represented as elementary forms devoid of detail.

[2] Purism was an attempt to restore regularity in a war-torn France post World War I.

[1] Unlike what they saw as 'decorative' fragmentation of objects in Cubism, Purism proposed a style of painting where elements were represented as robust simplified forms with minimal detail, while embracing technology and the machine.

[2] Purism culminated in Le Corbusier's Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau (Pavilion of the New Spirit), constructed for the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in 1925.

[2] Ozenfant and Le Corbusier contributed extensively to an art magazine called L'Esprit Nouveau from 1920 to 1925 serving as a platform for propaganda towards their Purist movement.

Le Corbusier , 1922, Nature morte verticale ( Vertical Still Life ), oil on canvas, 146.3 cm × 89.3 cm (57.6 by 35.2 inches), Kunstmuseum Basel
Le Corbusier, 1921, Nature morte ( Still Life ), oil on canvas, 54 x 81 cm, Musée National d'Art Moderne
L'Esprit Nouveau , No. 1, October 1920. Edited by Paul Dermée and Michel Seuphor, later by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) and Amédée Ozenfant. Published by Éditions de l'Esprit Nouveau, Paris
Amédée Ozenfant, 1921, Nature morte au verre de vin rouge ( Still Life with Glass of Red Wine ), oil on canvas, 50.6 x 61.2 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel