The word abstract strictly speaking means to separate or withdraw something from something else. In that sense applies to art in which the artist has started with some visible object and abstracted elements from it to arrive at a more or less simplified or schematised form. Term also applied to art using forms that have no source at all in external reality. These forms are often, but not necessarily, geometric. Thus, abstract art invites us to explore our emotional connections to colours, shapes, and lines, and to arrive at our own intimate and intuitive understanding of the work. Our interpretation may or may not coincide with the artist's intended meaning — but abstract art provides such a deeply personal experience that it allows for more than just one interpretation. By eliminating recognizable objects and focusing instead on formal elements, abstract art provides a stimulus for multiple viewpoints, associations, feelings, and ideas.