Software that translates a high-level request into the low-level commands required to perform the operation. The most common abstraction layer is the programming interface (API) between an application ...

The amount of complexity by which a system is viewed or programmed. The higher the level, the less detail. The lower the level, the more detail. The highest level of abstraction is the entire system.

Motherwell, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Stanford, studied painting and art history at Harvard and Columbia, was a prolific writer, public speaker and multimedia artist, and could ...

アーティゾン美術館（東京・京橋）は、好評開催中の「ABSTRACTION抽象絵画の覚醒と展開 セザンヌ、フォーヴィスム、キュビスムから現代へ」（会期：2023年6月3日[土]ー 8月20日[日]）展の会場の様子を伝える動画を公開しました。 本動画は本展 ...

Machine code: the ones and zeroes are an abstract representation of the electromagnetic signals flowing through the wires and computer chips. Assembler: hides away the machine code, allowing a ...

It’s rare for me to be surprised by a painting show, but I didn’t see “Taking Shape” coming. The exhibition is a generous survey of abstract art made from the 1950s to the 1980s, drawn from the ...

Abstraction is one of the four cornerstones of Computer Science. It involves filtering out – essentially, ignoring - the characteristics that we don't need in order to concentrate on those that we do.

Carmen Neely, "Sometimes a painting is a prayer," installation view Credit: Courtesy of Mariane Ibrahim Carmen Neely’s large-scale abstract paintings fill Mariane Ibrahim gallery with energy—feminine, ...