nonobjective

American  

[non-uhb-jek-tiv] / ˌnɒn əbˈdʒɛk tɪv /

adjective

1. not objective.

2. Fine Arts. not representing objects known in physical nature; nonrepresentational.

   some nonobjective works by Kandinsky and Mondrian.

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nonobjective British  

/ ˌnɒnəbˈdʒɛktɪv /

adjective

1. of or designating an art movement in which things are depicted in an abstract or purely formalized way, not as they appear in reality

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Etymology

Origin of nonobjective

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + objective

Example Sentences

It doesn’t play films so much as beam out nonobjective cinema, like a psychedelic liquid light show.

From New York Times

I admit it is fun, liberating even, to be nonobjective.

From Washington Post

There’s also the problem of what you said to her, which was, in my objectively nonobjective opinion, awful.

From Washington Post

More than 50 years later, as his students flop and fly about, making nonobjective sounds and breaking their internal rhythms, what Yakim teaches may look flat-out insane.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, other 20th century nonobjective artists explored painting’s visual structure as its own spiritual reality.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abstract
• biased
• idiosyncratic
• illusory
• instinctive
• intuitive
• personal