geometric abstraction

collocation in English

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geometric
adjective
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/ˌdʒiː.əˈmet.rɪk/us
/ˌdʒiː.əˈmet.rɪk/
A geometric pattern or arrangement is made up of shapes such as squares, triangles, ...
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abstraction
noun[U or C]
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/æbˈstræk.ʃən/us
/æbˈstræk.ʃən/
the situation in which a subject is very general and not based on ...
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(Definition ofgeometricandabstractionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Territories are grouped into a territory model, anothergeometricabstractionof a design element model.
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With the exception of his juvenile period ofgeometricabstraction, he remained loyal to figuration throughout his whole career.
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Op art is also closely akin togeometricabstractionand hard-edge painting.
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Bothgeometricabstractionand lyrical abstraction are often totally abstract.
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Ingeometricabstraction, for instance, one is unlikely to find references to naturalistic entities.
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Her work in modern design included the use ofgeometricabstractionand the integration of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings and clothing.
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However,geometricabstractioncan not only be seen as an invention of 20th century avant-garde artists or movements.
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His work is notable for its frequent use ofgeometricabstractionand its nearly exclusive focus on the human figure.
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For a series of large-scale paintings, he used poured paint techniques and then moved on togeometricabstraction.
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These motifs and colors have a resonance that goes far beyond meregeometricabstraction.
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Her woodblock prints range fromgeometricabstractionto music to phenomena in nature to beautiful gestures composed of butterflies or flowers.
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His first works, small monochrome reliefs, were followed by making palm-size paper cubes with cut-out designs and shaped wood reliefs that seemed like a twist ongeometricabstraction.
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Although seemingly simple, thegeometricabstractionthat is revealed by these paintings is underscored by the constant repetition of such simple shapes that make the whole work, however, quite complex.
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He is known for his great technical and stylistic range: the monochrome,geometricabstraction, the calligraphic and figurative expressionism all find a place in the work.
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Further professional development made him the first artist in a local context to follow the principles ofgeometricabstractionand to start the study of optic effects.
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Trends included the abandonment of figurative designs and of painting on glass in favour of a mix of biomorphic and rigorouslygeometricabstractionand the calligraphic non-functional use of leads.
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But he did so reservedly: as he defied the systematisation ofgeometricabstraction, at times he also resisted being tempted by the subjectivity of lyrical abstraction.
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During subsequent decades his paintings acquired an ever greater degree ofgeometricabstraction, while he continued to work as a set designer and to contribute to various art periodicals.
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She studiedgeometricabstractionand kinetic art.
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These sophisticated geometric abstractions reflect a subtle understanding of the interplay between color and form.
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