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This week I mainly did research on the definition of abstract art. I wanted a solid definition that would be easily understandable for a non-artist like myself so that I could draw some sort of "conclusion", or meaning behind abstract art. The definition on Dictionary.com is "A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth-century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images". It is also defined as "art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures". From those definitions, I believe that abstract art's meaning is cause the viewer to feel something. The piece of artwork does not have to be traditional and have recognizable objects and features, but rather "explores the relationships of forms and colors."

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