representational

Synonyms

delineative, depictive

depicted in a recognizable manner

eidetic

of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy

figural, figurative

consisting of or forming human or animal figures

mimetic

characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis

naturalistic, realistic

representing what is real; not abstract or ideal

Antonyms:

nonrepresentational

of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature

abstract

existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective

not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature

conventional, formal, schematic

represented in simplified or symbolic form

geometric, geometrical

characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration

hieratic

adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal

protogeometric

characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece

semiabstract

characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter

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