I’m gonna define “surreal” as “underflowing with life”
Flow containers that signal more elan vital capacity than is actually flowing through them. That’s why “spaced out and disconnected” are good descriptions of the subjective state and why the paintings feel empty.
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Humor me here. I do not disagree. Empty as in lacking meaning or sincerity?
"his answer sounded a little empty?"
as in
meaningless, aimless, worthless, useless, idle, vain, insubstantial, ineffective, ineffectual
or all of the above
what is a painting that feels full?
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It works for me as an empty (as in a bottle you return to the store and can fill up with whatever content you want) but it may be confirmation bias. Struggling here.
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Or is it empty as in “what is the sound of one hand clapping?” Surrealism carries a direct correlation with koans because it bypasses logic to access a deeper level of experience?

