History of the formation of the concept of abstract art: philosophical context

10.54398/1818510Х_2024_1_191

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The purpose of this article is to study the history of the formation of the concept of abstract art and to identify its characteristic features. The author proceeds from the idea that abstractism is not only a trend in art, but also a form of modern thinking. The practical significance of abstractionism here is expressed in an address to the person, namely in his translation to the world. The study attempts to identify the differences between ordinary forms of thinking and narrative forms of thinking. In the historical-chronological section, the forms of identification and comparison of irrelevant art will be closely related to the historical movement of philosophical, socio-political thought Modern art is largely based on the phenomena of transmedia and multimedia, where the impact of abstraction can be traced to a wide variety of cultural activities, from architecture and building lighting to advertising, from cinema to poetry. As a result, the author concludes that abstract art continues its development in modern times and requires an anthropological and deconstructive approach. Since, in our view, the abstract exposes the mechanisms of interpretation and work of consciousness, a large-scale multidisciplinary study of modern abstract art can lead to interesting conclusions

Keywords

• abstractionism
• modern art
• consciousness
• thinking
• forms of thought
• mythological
• narrative
• non-objective art
• philosophical anthropology
• historical discourse
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