The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonrepresentational \nonrepresentational\ adj. (Art) not intended to realistically represent a physical object; -- of visual art work. Opposite of representational. [Narrower terms: abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective ; {conventional, formal, schematic ; {geometric, geometrical ; {protogeometric ; {semiabstract ] Also See: {abstract.
Syn: nonobjective.
Wiktionary
a. (context arts English) Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete
WordNet
adj. characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter
Usage examples of "semiabstract".
In a large semiabstract painting on the wall two bulls, black with green horns, seemed about to charge each other against background slashes of crimson and orange.
I took an escalator to the colonnaded lobby, an Art Deco extravaganza of white marble, blue glass, and semiabstract brushed-metal ornamentation.