Abstractionism

/æbˈstrækʃənɪzəm/ noun

an artistic movement or philosophy that emphasizes abstract ideas and forms rather than realistic representation.

From abstraction + -ism doctrine suffix. Emerged in early 20th century to name the artistic movement pioneered by artists like Kandinsky and Mondrian.

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