abstraction

Example Sentences

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Born in the 19th century, Brancusi made his career in 20th century Paris, his work the epitome of Modernist abstraction.

From Los Angeles Times

In the study, the authors emphasized that virtual models are “oversimplified abstractions of complex systems.”

From Salon

He hoped to give gestural abstraction a material heft that would correspond to a viewer’s physical presence.

From Los Angeles Times

I do think in some ways that Gladys did believe in that myth of purity, especially in terms of abstraction.

From Seattle Times

Over and over, in soft-edged blocks layered on filmy backgrounds, he modeled a commitment to abstraction that charged at the hardest questions of life and art through refusal of the easy path.

From New York Times