Abstrac(oninART

ABSTRACT
Exis(nginthoughtorasanideabutnot havingaphysicalorconcreteexistence Abstractconcept:Love,beauty,God?

Abstrac(oninART
Abstrac(onissome(mesdiculttounderstand andappreciate. Abstrac(onoGenimposesitselfonthear(st duringthecrea(veprocess, Althoughthiseect(abstrac(on)isnotalways foreseenwhiletheworkisinprogress. Itstripsdowntoexpressiveandcommunica(ve essen(als. Theendresultisnotalwaysappreciatedby observerswhoarecondi(onedtoexpectaliteral copyingofasubject. Ifanobserversexpecta(onistooliteral,the contentofanartworkiseasilymisinterpreted.

DevelopingcontentforanArtwork
TheAr(stismo(vatedbyfeelingsaboutasubject(the What). Thatsubjectmayormaynotbearepresenta(onal likeness. Thear(stthenmanipulatesthear(s(celements(line, shape,etc.)tocreatethekindofform(theHow)that willresultinthedesiredcontent(thewhy). Thecontentexpressesthear(stsfeelings. Inthisprocess,thear(staUemptstomakeallpartsof theworkmutuallyinterac(veandinterrelatedas theyareinalivingorganism. Ifthisisachieved,wecancallitorganicunity, containingallthatisnecessaryinrela(onshipsthat seeminevitable. Artseeksthissenseofreciprocalwholeness.

Breakingthewholenesstradi(on
Theworksofsomecontemporaryar(st challengethistradi(onofwholenessinart. Intheirworks,thedis(nc(onsbetween subject,formandcontentareblurred,lostor muddiedbecausetheseingredientsare some(mestreatedasiden(cal. Thisbreakwithtradi(onrequiresashiGinour thinking.