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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Hadrons interact recursively with themselves such that they create what physicists call a “hadronic blob,” which in simulations resemble less abstract art and look more like a tangled ball of yarn.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

State police are investigating two thefts, one of a large lamppost topped with a distinctive pumpkin decoration and the other a 150-pound abstract art piece taken from the vicinity of a cemetery.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

And there’s made abstraction: Almost all other abstract art, by the likes of Agnes Martin or Donald Judd.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Behind a large desk, a huge piece of abstract art hung, framed against the only non-glass wall.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste