Levels of Abstraction in Art

The first thing to get out of your mind is the idea that you can represent what's out there. That's a joke. Like, anybody who thinks they're being naturalistic is just it's ridiculous. Levels of abstraction have always existed in art. This is not a modern phenomena. They've existed from time immemorial and they still exist today. But the difficulty with contemporary art and modern art is that they don't necessarily ask themselves what function is this image playing in order for me to engage in this level of abstraction. And like I said, you know abstract art or geometric art, for example, is abstract but it has a function.

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