Originally posted by Spid3r@Aug 18 2005, 05:38 PM
Grunge is still abstract
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Grunge isn't abstract... Theyre different styles. Grunge is more of a specific style, but abstract is a broader catagory. Abstract typically has some underlying meaning, idea or symbolizes something in a way that isn't concrete. You can't just do something random and label it abstract so that it has a place

ab·stract

adj.

1. Considered apart from concrete existence: an abstract concept.
2. Not applied or practical; theoretical. See Synonyms at theoretical.
3. Difficult to understand; abstruse: abstract philosophical problems.
4. Thought of or stated without reference to a specific instance: abstract words like truth and justice.
5. Impersonal, as in attitude or views.
6. Having an intellectual and affective artistic content that depends solely on intrinsic form rather than on narrative content or pictorial representation: abstract painting and sculpture.