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

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

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

In the postwar years their interest turned to abstract art.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

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

On top of special the events, visitors can explore its current exhibitions, including “Freedom of Expression,” which challenges the idea of what defines “Black art,” and the abstract art collection “The Colors of Life.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

I love Alexa’s place, with all its happy colors and books and weird abstract art.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio