nonobjective
Americanadjective
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not objective.
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Fine Arts. not representing objects known in physical nature; nonrepresentational.
some nonobjective works by Kandinsky and Mondrian.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nonobjective
Example Sentences
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I admit it is fun, liberating even, to be nonobjective.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
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 ● Jul. 14, 2020
In its less drastic forms, it is still somewhat miraculous: a nonobjective, emotional event within a factual, emotionless environment.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2018
“My paintings are nonobjective because there’s no object in them,” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2012
It's that the tour ends in triumph at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, an institution founded as a stronghold of "nonobjective art."
From Time Magazine Archive
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