There must be more than this

The Formalists remind me of the Suprematists in that they have become frustrated with simplistic everyday life in conjunction with an almost meaningless art that follows traditions without asking any questions or striving toward innovations. When humanity gets stuck in this endless repetition, what used to be alive and awe-inspiring becomes dead and out of place, a misuse of the art that was remarkable in its own time. The Formalists see this happening in their world, and they become disgusted, and the idea of a new art is a vision to give their lives to. It is their method of attempting to achieve this end that differs from the Suprematists. While the Suprematists strove to create new form and matter by starting from nothing, the Formalists do it backwards, removing the content from that art/literature that exists, as if it were created from nothing. By doing this, they can discover the mechanism of the art and use the system to create an art for themselves.

I think the desire that struck the Suprematists and the Formalists exists within all of us. There comes a point in our lives when we are no longer children, accepting and enjoying life at face value, but we begin to search for something deeper than what we grew up with. We all long for a purpose, for a meaning, for something worth living for, for something worth striving to change or improve. If we can find the source of this freedom, we can then be “ransomed from the futile ways inherited from our forefathers,” and be released into something new, something living. It is not enough to simply survive, like animals following instinct, nor is it enough to simply submit to the status quo of our society, knowing that we will soon pass away and be remembered no more. It is written on our heart of hearts to have an impact on eternity.