Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a style of art in which natural objects are not represented realistically; nonobjective.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Art) not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of
representational .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
representational . - adjective art That does not
represent a physical objectrealistically .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
Etymologies
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Examples
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"OUTLOUD LIVE," nonrepresentational, intuitive and abstract paintings.
Montgomery County community calendar, Nov. 4-11, 2010 Post 2010
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Introductory question: why is nonrepresentational art protected by the First Amendment?
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Wendy Gordon: why is there 1A protection for nonrepresentational art?
IPSC: Mixed IP Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Krasner also laid down the gauntlet to art historians, referring to her mostly nonrepresentational body of work as "autobiographical if anyone can take the trouble to read it."
A Painter in Her Own Right Jonathan Lopez 2011
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Complementing the books is "the Four Holy Gospels," a series of five large nonrepresentational paintings and 89 illuminated initials one for each chapter of the Gospels by the Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimara.
Four Centuries of Love and Suffering for the Word Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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Wendy Gordon: why is there 1A protection for nonrepresentational art?
Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Introductory question: why is nonrepresentational art protected by the First Amendment?
IPSC: Mixed IP Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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"OUTLOUD LIVE," nonrepresentational, intuitive and abstract paintings.
Montgomery County community calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2010 Post 2010
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The set, by the Los Angeles artist Gronk—a garish, nonrepresentational mural and two movable chairs—could have been anywhere.
The Tests of Patience Heidi Waleson 2011
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Whereas a perfumer can invent commercially successful aromas that are totally nonrepresentational — a Pollock in a crystal bottle — the flavorist must still respect the deeply held conservatism that people tend to hold when it comes to putting food in their mouths.
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