What is the definition of representational art?

Representational Art is the exact opposite of Abstract Art.

It depicts recognizable objects within the physical world, like people, places, and things.

This maybe oversimplified, but take for instance an Apple; a red, shiny fruit. Most people know what an Apple looks like, although the color and size may vary, it is a fairly common object.

An abstract artist may paint an picture of an Apple, and when we look at the finished piece we see splashes of green and orange, with blue dots spattered about. To many people, an Apple may not be seen from this work, but let's say a representational artist paints the exact same red shiny Apple. When he is done, and we look at it, we would probably immediately be Apple to recognize it as an Apple. The color would be similar, the shapes and outlines, the shadows, and line weight would all look like that Apple.

I hoped that helped and didn't insult your intelligence, lol.

~Boogie~