Question

How do representational, abstract, and nonrepresentational artworks differ?

A.
Abstract artworks have lines, shapes, and colors that match real objects, while representational and nonrepresentational artworks do not.

B.
Nonrepresentational artworks show real objects, while representational and abstract artworks do not show real objects.

C.
Representational and abstract artworks show real objects in realistic or imaginative ways, while nonrepresentational artworks do not show real objects.

D.
Representational and nonrepresentational artworks use realistic lines, shapes, textures, and colors to depict objects, while abstract artworks do not

Answer 1

Non-representational means it doesn't show a realistic image of what it is trying to portray - that can mean it is abstract or cubist or even impressionist. 
Representational means that an everyday person looking at the picture will say  it looks real.
Abstract, is the extreme, that nothing about the work has to represent anything - it can show just color, just a blob or just lines. you get the picture ;P lolNon-objective is representational and may show things which look real but distort real scenes or come out of imagination.

Answer 2

Answer: c

Explanation: Representational and abstract artworks show real objects in realistic or imaginative ways, while nonrepresentational artworks do not show real objects.

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