From my text book ArtForms 7th Edition by Duane & Sarah Preble: In art, the word abstract can mean either (1) works of art that have no reference at all to natural objects, or (2) works that depict natural objects in simplified, distorted, or exaggerated ways. A couple of examples: The well known sculptor Constantin Brancusi. A well know Expressionist painter Wassily Kandinsky. Of course these are not photographers or photographs....I can't think of anyone off the top of my head.

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