Abstraktion
abstraction (non-representational art)
noun ap-strak-TSYOHN Rare
Origin: from Latin abstractio
Also means
abstract concept
Usage Note
Abstraktion in art refers to artwork that does not attempt to represent external reality, instead using form, colour and line as independent elements. Gegenstandslosigkeit is a near-synonym.
Examples
"Kandinskys Weg zur reinen Abstraktion ist in seiner Schrift 'Über das Geistige in der Kunst' beschrieben."
Natural Translation
Kandinsky's path to pure abstraction is described in his text 'Concerning the Spiritual in Art'.
Literal Translation
Kandinsky's way to the pure abstraction is in his writing 'On the Spiritual in Art' described.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
- Altarbild altarpiece
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