Abstract life, the term of apathy

 Abstract life, the term of apathy



What is abstraction?


When Picasso starts with something concrete and removes traces of that reality one by one, something that cannot be erased even if we erase it is called abstraction. What cannot be erased even if it is erased, isn't it the essence?


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Abstraction begins with the desire to see the essence. Abstraction is what remains at the end after removing unnecessary things, expressing its essence through painting. When unnecessary things are removed and objects reveal their essence, people are moved by the moment they encounter the essence.


Humans have the property of constantly wanting to see the essence, which sometimes gives them beauty and sometimes insight.


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How do we get in touch with the essence of things?


As Picasso said, you have to get rid of unnecessary things. Useless things obscure their essence by breeding prejudice and inducing prejudice. After removing such useless things, things take on their pure form. However, what is unnecessary and how to remove it to leave only the essence of things is by no means an easy matter.


Various definitions of essence have been made over the centuries. However, no theory could generalize the essence.


If you firmly define a term as well as its essence, it is easy to fall into a vicious circle by that definition. Rather than stepping into such a dilemma, I think it would be better to start with the term apathy.


Just as structuralism was born in the 20th century with the premise that the meaning of an object is determined by its relationship with other objects, the term indifferent is defined by the relationship between the terms, that is, how they are used. It is determined through the axiom that Through a few axioms that define their use, that is, terms are given meaning by their relationship, and here the axiom is merely indicating a rule that is not true.



Since the beginning of mankind, from the past to the present, human beings have created and argued various theories to find the answer to the question of what is the essence. Each has different opinions and different solutions, but there is one thing that penetrates them all. That is, the whole process itself is the determinant of the effort to pursue the essence.


Humans have been constantly striving to find the pure beauty contained in their essence from ancient times until now. And this effort will continue in the future, and it is a noble effort that must be made in each person's life.

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