Noun: abstractionism ab'strak-shu,ni-zum
- An abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
"Kandinsky's compositions are prime examples of abstractionism";
- abstract art
- A representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
"The artist's work was characterized by abstractionism, with floating shapes and impossible landscapes";
- unrealism
Derived forms: abstractionisms
Type of: genre, internal representation, mental representation, representation
Encyclopedia: Abstractionism