non-figurative
/ˌnɒnˈfɪɡ.ər.ə.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/ (ame, ipa)
non-figurative — 形容詞
1. describes art such as painting or sculpture that does not show recognisable peop
非具象的
不描繪具體形象的（藝術）
describes art such as painting or sculpture that does not show recognisable people, places, or objects, but uses only shape, line, and colour to create its effect.
Bilal's new gallery shows only non-figurative work from young Brazilian artists.
Bilal 的新畫廊只展出年輕巴西藝術家的非具象作品。
attributive: non-figurative + work (collective art noun)
The museum's third floor is devoted to non-figurative paintings made after 1950.
美術館三樓專門陳列一九五零年之後的非具象畫作。
attributive: non-figurative + paintings (countable plural)
Nkechi prefers non-figurative sculpture because the curving forms remind her of music.
Nkechi 偏愛非具象雕塑，因為那些彎曲的造型讓她聯想到音樂。
Critics argue that Kandinsky's later work is purely non-figurative and carries no hidden image.
評論家認為康丁斯基後期的作品完全是非具象的，不藏任何隱含的圖像。
The art teacher asked Lakshmi to try a non-figurative style for her final project.
美術老師請 Lakshmi 在期末作業上嘗試非具象的風格。
- abstract
the everyday word; non-figurative is the more technical art-world term.
- non-representational
near-synonym used in formal art writing; emphasises the lack of any depicted object.
- nonobjective
American art-criticism term, especially for work that contains no reference to any real-world object at all.
- figurative
art that does show recognisable people, places, or objects.
- representational
more formal antonym; common in museum and academic writing.
文法句型
non-figurative + art-noun (painting, sculpture, style)
用法筆記
Almost always used about visual art (painting, sculpture, drawing, design). Does not modify people, behaviour, or non-art objects — for those, use 'abstract' in its general sense.