Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What is the purpose of abstract art?
Position1 of 2›

Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the tangible

This position holds that the purpose of abstract art is perceptual discovery: by giving up resemblance the artist can work on what no depiction can show, such as relation, rhythm, interval and the behaviour of colour and form themselves.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Dropping resemblance lets the artist work on what cannot be depicted
  2. Abstraction is a method of inquiry into how seeing works