Synonyms for Abstractionist (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a painter of abstract pictures):
abstract artist
WordNet sense 2 (not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature):
abstract, nonobjective, nonfigurative, abstract
WordNet sense 3 (of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature):
nonrepresentational
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