Drawing Impulses

Abstraction – thinking and understanding


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With the topic of nature and abstraction we have a wide field to plow. Apart from the study of nature and subsequently its abstraction, it touches very much on the metaphysical. When we speak of abstraction, we’re faced with a variety of definitions. This causes problems until today. Because what is abstraction? If we reach for the dictionary, we see: "Abstraction, Latin abstractus, removed. Or abstrahere, to drag away, remove, separate." Yet, we still have no idea what it means. Nevertheless, these terms are quite accurate, because when we talk about abstraction, we’re also constantly talking about reduction. It’s like saying, we leave out as much as we can while still achieving the greatest possible expression. In the process of abstraction, we leave things out to arrive at a generality. 

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Drawing ImpulsesBy Luise Kloos