Po·len·ism
/ˈpoʊ.lə.nɪzəm/ noun
- 1.
An art practice and philosophy founded on the unlearning of common knowledge and formal art school training in favor of raw instinct.
- 2.
The use of a set of exposed materials one is naturally drawn to, and the act of creating out of instinct rather than method, transforming those materials into something they were not before.
- 3.
A rejection of flatness in both surface and concept.
Nothing flat, all substance.
Etymology
From Latin pollen, fine dust, plus -ism, denoting a movement or doctrine.
Principles
- Unlearning of inherited technique and academic instruction.
- Raw instinct as primary method.
- Exposed materials, chosen by natural attraction rather than intention.
- Transformation of material beyond its original state or purpose.
- Substance over surface.