nonobjective

adjective

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non·ob·jec·tive | \ ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-tiv

Definition of nonobjective

1 : not objective

2 : representing or intended to represent no natural or actual object, figure, or scene nonobjective art

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Other Words from nonobjective

nonobjectivism \ ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-ti-ˌvi-zəm

\ noun

nonobjectivist \ ˌnän-əb-ˈjek-ti-vist

\ noun

nonobjectivity \ ˌnän-ˌäb-ˌjek-ˈti-və-tē

, -əb- \ noun

Examples of nonobjective in a Sentence

the real subject of his nonobjective paintings is color—and the intense emotional response it can provoke in the viewer

Recent Examples on the Web If Abstract Expressionism moved from figuration to nonobjective abstraction, then Judd et al. were going even further. — Kyle Chayka, The New Republic, "The Minimized Life," 15 May 2020 De Kooning used to talk about how putting facial features into otherwise nonobjective pictures gave him a point of contact, a way to organize the chaos. — Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Visual Art Duk Ju L. Kim’s paintings speak for themselves," 23 Feb. 2018 The show charts Pape’s prolific path, from her youthful days in the nonobjective concrete-art movement to her defection to the more playful neo-concretism, ending with later works of anything-goes independence. — The New Yorker, "Lygia Pape: A Multitude of Forms," 8 Apr. 2017

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