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αφαίρεση
In art, ‘αφαίρεση’ is the process of departing from representational accuracy to varying degrees. It involves selecting, simplifying, or rearranging elements from the visible world to create a new form. At its extreme, abstract art has no discernible reference to reality at all.
Examples in context
Το έργο του κινείται μεταξύ παρατήρησης και αφαίρεσης.
His work moves between observation and abstraction.
Η αφαίρεση κυριάρχησε στην τέχνη του 20ού αιώνα.
Abstraction dominated 20th-century art.
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