Definitions of abstractionist
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not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
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synonyms:
abstract, nonfigurative, nonobjective
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nonrepresentational
of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
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nonrepresentational
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a painter of abstract pictures
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synonyms:
abstract artist
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examples:
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Josef Albers
United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)
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Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944)
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types:
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suprematist
an artist of the school of suprematism
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type of:
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painter
an artist who paints
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Josef Albers
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