abstraction

eccentricity

Abstraction is reality in disguise. (Ian Semple)

is an affirmation of the conscious nature of our existence.

Creating art is an affirmation of the conscious nature of our existence. (Ian Semple)

is merely the warping of conventional thought.

Eccentricity may be merely the warping of conventional thought, like wearing a tuxedo to breakfast. (Ian Semple)

is nothing but the repeated rendering of a particular artistic emotion.

What is style but the repeated rendering of a particular artistic emotion' (Ian Semple)