In Deformalist painting, abstraction as a stylistic choice assumes functions that are deeply rooted in our contemporary historical context.
It constitutes a declaration of non-algorithmic identity—a manifesto of resistance against aesthetic profiling. This act of cultural independence unites both the creator of the artwork and the individual who chooses to display it within their domestic environment.
This gesture transcends the traditional dyadic relationship between artist and viewer, which is fundamentally aesthetic and intimate. Instead, it expands into a relational mechanism directed toward third parties: simply put, a manifesto or statement of singularity and cultural autonomy in direct opposition to data profiling.
The abstract artwork thus operates as an opaque object: resistant to statistically suggested affinities and elusive to shared consumption clusters. It is a work whose meaning evades the logic of "likes"—a work that generates authentic meaning. Unaccommodating and laden with mystery, it asserts the right to the enigma.
It is an image that demands nothing in return, does not track biometric data upon observation, and remains indifferent to attention spans—a silent presence that asserts the right to the existence of a free taste precisely because of its imperfection.