What is the purpose of abstraction in art?

a. to produce illusionistic compositions for viewers
b. to emphasize or reveal certain qualities of objects
c. to convey meaning through the use of iconography
d. to distinguish between the modes of seeing and looking.


b. to emphasize or reveal certain qualities of objects

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