Synonyms: nonrepresentational
Definition: of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature
Similar words: nonfigurative, nonobjective, abstract, abstractionist
Definition: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
Usage: a large abstract painting
Similar words: schematic, formal, conventional
Definition: represented in simplified or symbolic form
Similar words: geometric, geometrical
Definition: characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration
Usage: a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs
Similar words: hieratic
Definition: adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal
Usage: the more hieratic sculptures leave the viewer curiously unmoved
Similar words: protogeometric
Definition: characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece
Similar words: semiabstract
Definition: characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter