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non-figurative
adjective
mainly UK(also mainly USnonfigurative)uk /ˌnɒnˈfɪɡ.ər.ə.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːnˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/
A non-figurative painting, drawing, etc. represents something in an abstract way (= using shapes, lines, and colour in a way that does not try to represent the appearance of people or things), rather than as it really looks:
There has been a big increase in the popularity of non-figurative art.
These works are non-figurative, with shapes whose meaning is unknown, allowing the viewer to construct their own interpretation.
I need to know what I'm looking at in a painting, so anything nonfigurative just leaves me confused.
She built a reputation as one of the greatest non-figurative sculptors of all time.
The rugs produced in this area are almost always non-figurative.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Representation in art & in general
anti-realism
anti-realist
Calvary
complementary
confederate
limn
mimesis
naturalistically
non-representational
non-symbolic
portrayal
realism
realist
representation
representational
symbolic
symbolism
symbolization
ultrarealism
volumetric
Synonym
abstract
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