non-representational

Without recognizable subjects

Non-representational describes art that doesn't depict recognizable objects or figures from the visible world.

A non-representational painting uses color, shape, line, and texture for their own sake rather than to portray something: Her non-representational work explores pure geometric forms.

The term overlaps with abstract, though abstract art may still reference reality while non-representational abandons it entirely.

aesthetic

pure

Unmixed, without impurities

painterlyShowing visible brushwork
expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
spontaneousArising without external cause

intuitive · emotional · spiritual · transcendent · sublime · meditative · lyrical · gestural · dynamic · harmonious

art-movement

suprematism

Belief in group dominance

hard-edgeAbrupt color transitions style
minimalismAesthetic of reduction
constructivismActive knowledge-building theory

visual-elements

color

Visual hue property

formShape or document
lineContinuous mark or queue
shapeExternal outline of something

texture · composition · gesture · pigment · brushwork · palette · tone · hue · saturation · contrast

philosophy

abstraction

Distilling to essential qualities

essenceFundamental nature of something
universalityApplying to all cases
idealismBelief in noble principles

phenomenology · perception · consciousness · meaning · interpretation · symbolism · expression · subjectivity · interiority

forms

painting

Pigment on canvas

sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
installationProcess of putting in
reliefEasing of distress

mural · print · drawing · collage · assemblage · textile · tapestry · ceramic · projection

artists

pollock

Atlantic cod-family fish

non-representational

pure

suprematism

color

abstraction

painting

pollock

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