Maximalist
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Maximalist is a quality of excessive redundancy
oft exhibited by way of the overt accumulation
of appurtenances that reflect current society
. In other references the term refers to either the ostentatious displays of the extensive possessions of the super-rich or the obsessive
collecting as frequently found in the behavior of garage sale shoppers who accumulate common household goods past reason.
The term maximalist can also refer to anything which is excessive, overtly complex and "showy", or providing redundant overkill in features and attachments, grossness in quantity and quality and maximalism the tendency to add and accumulate to excess.
The movement of maximalism
in reference to the arts was founded by the artist and filmmaker Daryush Shokof
in 1990 in Cologne, Germany. Maximalism
vis-a-vis the arts is a new way of creating art. Many common elements are shared in the art works by artists who participate in the maximalist movement. The movement was initiated by Daryush Shokof as he wrote in his one-man show catalog of paintings at Galleria Verlato in Milano, Italy
in 1990; "Unbalancing the chaos = Balance = Life = Maximalism".
Daryush Shokof wrote a lengthy manifesto with the title Maximalism. It was published in different catalogues of his one-man shows, as well as the maximalists' group shows in Europe and in the US from 1990 to 1993.
The text to Maximalism opens as below with additional writings about his philosophical thoughts derived from his manifest that lead to his yekishim ideologies later in 1995;
Shokof developed these thoughts in his more than 500 paintings exhibited worldwide and further elaborated yekishim, a word created from a mix of two Persian
words, "yeki=one" and "shim=to become" so to mean "to become one" by Shokof , his final manifest. Yekishim is his own ideology regarding why man is on planet earth, which he believes is only for one reason alone; to reach "Yekishim", meaning 'for human beings to become One and united on earth'.
Redundancy (engineering)
In engineering, redundancy is the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe....
oft exhibited by way of the overt accumulation
Accumulation
Accumulation may refer to:* Accumulation: None, a 2002 lo-fi album* Capital accumulation, the gathering of objects of value* Glacier ice accumulation, an element in the glacier mass balance formula...
of appurtenances that reflect current society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
. In other references the term refers to either the ostentatious displays of the extensive possessions of the super-rich or the obsessive
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety, or by a combination of such obsessions and compulsions...
collecting as frequently found in the behavior of garage sale shoppers who accumulate common household goods past reason.
The term maximalist can also refer to anything which is excessive, overtly complex and "showy", or providing redundant overkill in features and attachments, grossness in quantity and quality and maximalism the tendency to add and accumulate to excess.
The movement of maximalism
Maximalism
The term maximalism is sometimes associated with post-modern novels, such as by David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon, where digression, reference, and elaboration of detail occupy a great fraction of the text....
in reference to the arts was founded by the artist and filmmaker Daryush Shokof
Daryush Shokof
Daryush Shokof is an Iranian artist, film director, philosopher, writer, art director, and film producer, and singer...
in 1990 in Cologne, Germany. Maximalism
Maximalism
The term maximalism is sometimes associated with post-modern novels, such as by David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon, where digression, reference, and elaboration of detail occupy a great fraction of the text....
vis-a-vis the arts is a new way of creating art. Many common elements are shared in the art works by artists who participate in the maximalist movement. The movement was initiated by Daryush Shokof as he wrote in his one-man show catalog of paintings at Galleria Verlato in Milano, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in 1990; "Unbalancing the chaos = Balance = Life = Maximalism".
Daryush Shokof wrote a lengthy manifesto with the title Maximalism. It was published in different catalogues of his one-man shows, as well as the maximalists' group shows in Europe and in the US from 1990 to 1993.
The text to Maximalism opens as below with additional writings about his philosophical thoughts derived from his manifest that lead to his yekishim ideologies later in 1995;
Shokof developed these thoughts in his more than 500 paintings exhibited worldwide and further elaborated yekishim, a word created from a mix of two Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
words, "yeki=one" and "shim=to become" so to mean "to become one" by Shokof , his final manifest. Yekishim is his own ideology regarding why man is on planet earth, which he believes is only for one reason alone; to reach "Yekishim", meaning 'for human beings to become One and united on earth'.