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is minimalism about presence or lack of presence? is there an element of blending in or disappearing?

whats the difference between minimalism and reductionism?

why are gray scale tones the current "it" color in popular minimalist fashion?

Personally I would say nothing is truly minimal unless all components are functional in some way. I suppose reductionism exists as an answer to minimalism with a priority on aesthetics, at least that's how I interpret it.

It's interesting to see how minimalism is interpreted right now, because to the very mainstream it seems to just be picking up, but I feel like a lot of the "forefront" creatives are already getting tired of it. The idea of both post-minimalist (maybe that's where reductionism fits?) and anti-minimalist is really interesting.

Yeah well these are my thoughts on minimalism.


























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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/magaz ... .html?_r=0

I enjoyed the article above.

explain.

I think it conflates the healthy, proportionate reaction to overzealous consumerism that a lot of people who describe themselves as wanting to be minimal in (any number of) aspects of their life have with the "digital nomad", travel the world with my laptop, my smart watch, and my slim dungarees, don't need to own pots and pans because all my food comes via postmates

Well made, "minimally designed" electronics and furniture are class signifiers but these things are secondary (and maximal alternatives would be just as out of reach to poor people anyway). Looking at what people who live in San Francisco are doing and colouring the rest of us with the same brush isn't fair and misses the point.