abstract art

Cultural  

1. A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images.

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Example Sentences

Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.

From Los Angeles Times

Later in life, Lynch brought his talents to other mediums, directing music videos, pursuing musical projects or exhibiting abstract art.

From Los Angeles Times

Lately, those maps have come to resemble abstract art, or just crayoning gone wild.

From New York Times

That abstract art shouldn’t be sullied by talking about things.

From Seattle Times

In the postwar years their interest turned to abstract art.

From Los Angeles Times