Re: Absract & expressionism
I once wrote an essay on abstract expressionism that links to what you are saying, i dunno if you might find it interesting at all but here goes:-
"Avant-Garde is not to far from the styles of German expressionism and surrealism. The surreal and avant-garde can be expressed through symbols, symbols that are infused with an inner depth, an inner depth that translates through to the audience on an individual level that relates to their own judgements, their own belief system and their own values and/or philosophy. The term 'symbol' refers to the representation of the image that reflects something abstract".
"Avant-garde expresses its themes by pushing the rules generally accepted by classical forms and engages the audience beyond the traditional values of 'art'. The audience engage with the image and use their own intelligence and own perception to gain a meaning or metaphor".
"The most significant experimental art deals with issues and themes that dig beneath the surface of the image and tunnels itself into a deeper metaphor of meaning. A peice of 'art' that finds its own understanding beyond the visuals. This is intrinsic for experimental cinema".
"By subconsciously subverting customary forms of communication it alienates its audience and thereby gains an individual organic nature that corresponds to the audiences own individualism. The unusually undefined image subjects itself to a subconscious interpretation, that is why a definition of this form is naturally impossible. If an image relates both to the conscious and subconscious it evokes emotions on two interconnected levels" ---
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