Definitions of nonrepresentational
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of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
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Synonyms:
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abstract
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
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abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
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conventional, formal, schematic
represented in simplified or symbolic form
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geometric, geometrical
characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
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hieratic
adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
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protogeometric
characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece
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semiabstract
characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter
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Antonyms:
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representational
(used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen
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delineative, depictive
depicted in a recognizable manner
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eidetic
of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy
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figural, figurative
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
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mimetic
characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis
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naturalistic, realistic
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
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