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. <span>Representational means that an everyday person looking at the picture will say it looks real.</span> <span>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 lol</span><span>Non-objective is representational and may show things which look real but distort real scenes or come out of imagination.</span><span> </span>