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abstract 1. denoting art characterized by geometric, formalized, or otherwise nonrepresentational qualities 2. Philosophy (of an idea) functioning for some empiricists as the meaning of a general term 3. an abstract painting, sculpture, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We use abstract not only because of the patent nonfigurative or nonobjective aspect but also because the motifs are abstracted from known objects, phenomena, or ideas (Udechukwu 1990:9). The show's catalogue explores the creative contexts--like Minimalist sculpture and free jazz--that shaped black abstraction and presents a transcription of the museum's cross-generational roundtable (moderated by Jones last June) on abstraction then and now, featuring artists Julie Mehretu and Louis Cameron, their nonobjective predecessors Melvin Edwards and William T. As the success of Fox News, political talk radio, partisan book publishing, and blogging has shown, there's a healthy marketplace for nonobjective presentation as well. |
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