abstract
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7.1
- adjective
- /ˈæbstrækt/
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abstracto
- Many artists express their emotions through abstract art, using colors and shapes instead of real objects.
- abstract art
- abstract painting
- abstract expressionism
And my dad was an abstract painter and science fiction writer and Baha'i.
- And my dad was an abstract painter and science fiction writer and Baha'i.
- And then somebody like Charlene van Heil, who is actually an abstract painter.
- The, the hope was we get here and my wife is a super talented painter, like abstract paintings, just beautiful stuff.
- We're now ready to close out this particular subsection, the abstract work of art, and to move on to the living work of art.
- So I guess far fetched and abstract his which his art was.
- So he says what is this mistake taking such abstract forms?
- But when two people were working together, those individual decorative features disappeared and the more abstract stayed in.
Examples
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Tracy: Quentin's paintings are very abstract.
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This painting is called abstract art.
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OK, Adam, I have a series of abstract images here.
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But the art, it's abstract.
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We would observe the structure, shape, and abstract patterns in the rock.
Academic text (1995) -
It's just this castle that's set in this very abstract place.
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Some parts of this frame are painted in the stark, abstract patterns of rural wall painting.
Academic text (1996) -
The walls were covered with framed photographs and paintings of abstract human forms.
Fiction book (2002) -
While today, after decades of abstract painting, this is a commonplace assumption for the mid-nineteenth century.
Academic text (1993) -
We talked about abstraction, how a painter can paint an abstract barn, an abstract silo.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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8.3
Art that does not show real people or things but uses shapes and colors
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8.9
Art that does not show real things and focuses on color and shape
Art that does not show real people or things but uses shapes and colors
Relating to art that uses shapes and colors rather than real people or things
Not meant to copy real things, often showing abstract shapes or colours
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.1
A style of painting from 1940s New York using large, free, abstract shapes and emotional brush strokes
- Slang
Unclear, complicated ideas that are hard to understand and not practical
How Abstract
- Specialized
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8.9
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5.9
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5.9
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abstract (art) comes from ab- 'away' and tract 'draw', suggesting work that is 'drawn away' from real objects. That's why abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of clear pictures of things.