abstractionism

English Thesaurus

1. an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	genre,
definition	:	a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	op art,
definition	:	a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve (noun.artifact)

2. a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	internal representation, mental representation, representation,
definition	:	a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image (noun.cognition)

3. an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	abstract artist, abstractionist, abstract artist, abstractionist,
definition	:	a painter of abstract pictures (noun.person)

derivation	:	abstract artist, abstractionist, abstract artist, abstractionist,
definition	:	a painter of abstract pictures (noun.person)