Nonrepresentational

Word NONREPRESENTATIONAL
Character 19
Hyphenation nonrepresentational
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Definitions and meanings of "Nonrepresentational"

What do we mean by nonrepresentational?

Of, relating to, or being a style of art in which natural objects are not represented realistically; nonobjective. adjective

Not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of representational. adjective

Not representational. adjective

That does not represent a physical object realistically. adjective

Of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature adjective

Not representational.

That does not represent a physical object realistically.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Nonrepresentational

The word "nonrepresentational" in example sentences

"OUTLOUD LIVE," nonrepresentational, intuitive and abstract paintings. ❋ Post (2010)

Wendy Gordon: why is there 1A protection for nonrepresentational art? ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Introductory question: why is nonrepresentational art protected by the First Amendment? ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Complementing the books is "the Four Holy Gospels," a series of five large nonrepresentational paintings and 89 illuminated initials one for each chapter of the Gospels by the Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimara. ❋ Barrymore Laurence Scherer (2011)

Krasner also laid down the gauntlet to art historians, referring to her mostly nonrepresentational body of work as "autobiographical if anyone can take the trouble to read it." ❋ Jonathan Lopez (2011)

The set, by the Los Angeles artist Gronk—a garish, nonrepresentational mural and two movable chairs—could have been anywhere. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2011)

Whereas a perfumer can invent commercially successful aromas that are totally nonrepresentational — a Pollock in a crystal bottle — the flavorist must still respect the deeply held conservatism that people tend to hold when it comes to putting food in their mouths. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since sensations are nonrepresentational, they do not constitute an extra object of perception over and above the general idea of extension and the material objects they represent. ❋ Nolan, Lawrence (2008)

Impersonal cultural accounts of construction are also found in explanations of nonrepresentational phenomena, for example, of sex-differentiated behavior. ❋ Mallon, Ron (2008)

In a discussion elsewhere, I was reminded of British artist and critic or perhaps, more accurately, artist critic Matthew Collings, whose BBC series and accompanying book This is Modern Art from the late '90s helped me immensely in developing the ability to appreciate contemporary nonrepresentational art. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Anything literal I would get tired of fast," says Mr. Sullivan, who likes nonrepresentational furnishings. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Art historian Alfred H. Barr Jr. first used the word in 1936 to describe nonrepresentational art that uses organic shapes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This single litigative challenge to an election outcome from a single state threw the nation into chaos and resulted in the Judiciary Branch (about as nonrepresentational a branch as we have) selecting the President. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is, rather, the unprecedented proposal in H.R. 811 for congress to use its constitutional authority to preempt state sovereignty in the conduct of elections in order to shift power not to itself, a representative body, but to a nonrepresentational executive commission of four White House appointees, and to permanently change the entire structure of governance and control in the United States. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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