abstract art

collocation in English

meaningsofabstractandart

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abstract
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.strækt/us
/ˈæb.strækt/
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a ...
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art
noun
uk
/ɑːt/us
/ɑːrt/
the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that ...
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(Definition ofabstractandartfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Circle illustrated his intense interest in and sympathetic feeling forabstractart, which was dominant throughout his life.
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He argued thatabstractartwas a relatively recent development which therefore made any sound judgement difficult.
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There is the pervasive sense, as in theabstractartof the same period, of a leap into the void.
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Despite these dynamics of music as a form of communication, it is still usually conceived and articulated as anabstractartform - beyond words - in our cultural tradition.
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However, theirabstractartpersisted.
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Abstractartcould be seen as apolitical.
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What isabstractartgood for?
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For example, the emergence ofabstractartat the beginning of the twentieth century may have been such a radical change in the deep conventions of painting and sculpture.
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They believe that what we do here is not someabstractartbut an act of change and betterment.
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An art gallery could sell local scenes but notabstractart—unless the pictures were given local names.
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Impersonalism in art is epitomized inabstractart.
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It is less much successful forabstractart.
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On leaving collegeabstractartwas in vogue.
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The academy opposedabstractartand promoted traditional skills.
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While there, she learned and studied modernabstractart.
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The appearance ofabstractartis during this period.
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Abstractartstarted to be boring and palled on him.
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His works are mainly based aroundabstractartand expressionism.
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He also produced photomontages andabstractartfilms.
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These were the boom years ofabstractart.
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He had his first exhibition inabstractartin 1957.
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That's all it took for me to forget theabstractartof 19121913.
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I had been attracted to the idea of pure creativity, taking the form ofabstractart...
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Their manifesto announced their opposition to any concept ofabstractart.
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