nonrepresentational
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonrepresentationalism noun
- nonrepresentationalist noun
Etymology
Origin of nonrepresentational
First recorded in 1920–25; non- + representational
Vocabulary lists containing nonrepresentational
Visual Arts - High School
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Visual Arts - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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The blossoms in her new artwork jostle with nonrepresentational imagery, and are often deployed in fanciful ways.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
Smith’s painted scores, though nonrepresentational, could be so interpreted.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2019
Considering that previous Allen Collection exhibits were dominated by realism, this array of often uncompromising, nonrepresentational art comes as something of a surprise.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2017
Peter Voulkos started the revolution in the late ’50s with his raw, nonrepresentational clay works made in the spirit of Abstract Expressionism.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2010
Although nonrepresentational art is not publicly exhibited, a considerable degree of abstraction became acceptable in the late 1960s.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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