nonobjective

adjective

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

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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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