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What does abstract mean in art?

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What does abstract mean in art?
Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Italy Post Modern Jiro Sugawara Aluminium Multiple Abstrac Sculpture
By Jiro Sugawara
Located in Brescia, IT
-war artist and he was born in Japon in 1941. He studied sculpture at the Tokyo Department of Art and
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Untitled 2023. Abstrac oil paint with skin tones pallete.
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
This artwork is part of a very extensive series called 'Criaturas' (Creatures), which I started in the year 2020. In it, figures are assembled like a sort of puzzle, floating against...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Ivan de la Rionda Blue Landscape. original abstrac acrylic canvas painting-
By Ivan De La Rionda
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"MISTERIO 2" original abstrac acrylic canvas painting- Beautiful composition of the Cuban artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

Static 406 Striking abstrac yellow framed painting, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
piece on its own or part of a gallery art wall. :: Painting :: Minimalism :: This piece comes with an
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2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Blue Giant - Limited Edition Giclée print on Archival Cotton Paper, Abstrac 2018
Located in Bal Harbour, FL
interpretation and exploration. This abstract painting is presented in a fine art manner, with careful attention
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Archival Paper, Cotton, Giclée

Italy Post Modern Jiro Sugawara Aluminium Multiple Abstrac Sculpture
By Jiro Sugawara
Located in Brescia, IT
-war artist and he was born in Japon in 1941. He studied sculpture at the Tokyo Department of Art and
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

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