as in abstract
using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture
the real subject of his nonobjective paintings is color—and the intense emotional response it can provoke in the viewer
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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
the judge's nonobjectivity in the case was apparent from the first day of the trial
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Recent Examples of nonobjective
Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Sep. 2021
If Abstract Expressionism moved from figuration to nonobjective abstraction, then Judd et al. were going even further.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Republic, 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, 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, 8 Apr. 2017
Adjective
Many of Eide’s colleagues were involved in DIY art spaces in West Baltimore and championed completely nonobjective painting and sculpture.
—Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Sep. 2021
If Abstract Expressionism moved from figuration to nonobjective abstraction, then Judd et al. were going even further.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Republic, 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, 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, 8 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonobjective
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These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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This confirmation turns what might seem like abstract statistics into something very real.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Universities are still reeling from the campus protests that spawned a wave of harassment against Jewish students, while questions of affordability and political bias have increasingly weighed down public support, especially among Republicans.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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This study examined crime data for patterns of racial bias while also looking at police misconduct and eviction policies, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Critics too often do a disservice to the art of younger generations, overstating the similarities between works that have little in common besides the age of their makers or failing to account for the aesthetic prejudices of their own cohort.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Combs' attorneys had the suit moved from state court to federal court, and in January 2025, U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy dismissed it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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As the graph shows below, Bellingham, like most of Real Madrid midfielders, has a tendency to hold on to the ball, whereas Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen midfield is defined by quick and incisive short passes.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
20 May 2025
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