representationalism

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the use or support of recognizable, realistic subjects in art

   The painter returned to representationalism after years of making abstract work.

2. 2
   noun

   the philosophical view that perception involves internal representations of the external world

   Her theory of vision rejects representationalism in favor of direct perception.

Formed from representational plus -ism. It names doctrines centered on representation: in art, depicting recognizable subjects; in philosophy, treating experience as mediated by mental representations.

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