Abstract Art Movement
This composition exemplifies the Abstract art movement, characterized by its focus on color, shape, and form rather than the accurate representation of a given event or object. There is a harmonious interplay of geometric shapes and vibrant hues that reflect Kadinsky’s belief in the spiritual amplification that can occur with art. This work symbolizes the dynamic relationship between emotion and abstraction, inviting viewers to experience a transcendent reality.
Big Bang
light
color
form
explosions of shape and existence,
completely new
a vast universe
born from nothing
containing everything
every shape, every sound,
every speck of dust
all from one explosion
one moment
one bang
frantic
fleeting
ever-growing
a symphony of life
the music of the universe
born from darkness
impossible,
beautiful,
miraculous.
Lael Sanders, RE ‘26
Jun 26, 2024
Insights
While analyzing the work of art, and crafting my poem, I realized how everything in the universe is just like the figures in the work of art; irregular, random forms that burst from nothing, yet make up our entire lives. This changed how I view the importance of the world, and the beauty of our short time on it. It reminded me that everything is an important, amazing reflection of this vastness of the universe, and should be treasured.
| Fields the author associated with the art | Physics, Astronomy |
Solar Eclipse
The sun draws me in, solar eclipse glasses resting on my forehead—
I look up, egotistical,
Believing that those glasses are surely a scam,
A bright crash over my retinas: The sun is purple,
Casting the once orderly world into chaos
My dog, three paces in front of me
Is an impressionist painting,
Lines creating neon textures
The first sketch of a building
Scribbles only an architect could decipher
The light, from my purple sun
Red-rimmed—
Paradoxical shapes
Or perhaps geometric
Sputter out in every direction,
I put my solar eclipse glasses back on—
Everything becomes orderly,
There is no chaos,
What happens,
When I lose these glasses?
My dog barks.
Kayra Serpenguzel, RE ‘25
Insights
The painting reminded me of nature, how easily we categorize and define what is “order” and “chaos”. It was hard for me therefore to relate it to technology once I established this connection to nature initially.
| Fields the author associated with the art | Philosophy |