The book defines abstract as, "In art, the rendering of images and objects in a stylized or simplified way, so that though they remain recognizable, their formal or expressive aspects are emphasized." It defines representational as, "Any work of art that seeks to resemble the world of natural appearence."
Rene's Treason of Images is interesting. Without knowing what the words mean, looking at the picture you would think that this work of art that it is representational. Well, then I looked up the words, "This is not a pipe." I saw that some people wrote that they were unsure of what Rene meant. I do not know if he meaning was my reaction. I was looking at the painting with my little brother and when the words translated, I looked at him and said, "Well, duh, of course it is not a pipe. It is clearly a painting." In a way I still feel the painting is representational. The words are representational, but only if you understand that you have to take them literally. Representational paintings are abstract they make you think to figure out what is actually going on.
Responses:
"I also think this painting is quite representational because it does represent an object from everyday life. Although some might say it's abstract because the pipe does not have a physical or concrete existance, it in fact does have an existance because it is painted, and paint is very concrete. Just as Rene said himself, "this is not a pipe", it's simply a representational painting of one."
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