Abstracting an emotion is THE most important aspect of any art form. That& #39;s why essay isn& #39;t art but haiku is. Even if one manages abstraction, next comes expressing it.

Listen to Raaja& #39;s beautiful musical abstraction of the lines that come afterhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">

This is exactly #WhyRajaIsGod

Here, Janaki/Vaali is asking us to listen to "breezing wind, moving crops & walking river". Ilaiyaraaja abstracts all 3 sounds musically & shows us!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head">

Flute: அடிக்கிற காத்துச் சத்தம்
Strings & bass guitar: அசையிற நாத்துச் சத்தம்
Santoor: நடக்குற ஆத்துச் சத்தம்

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Abstraction isn& #39;t just about working at conceptual level. It& #39;s also about the freedom from representational quality, means an artist saying "I dont care how my work is received" Sounds familiar?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Winking face" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face">

Here ILaiyaraaja abstracts Mozart to Tamils without giving a damn!

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Train sounds (whistling & rumbling both) are very exciting ones for humans. Many music directors used the train sounds mostly as is.

Here, ILaiyaraaja imagines train sounds using string section (violin+viola+cello) in 1983https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Exploding head" aria-label="Emoji: Exploding head"> if this is not abstract art, what is?!

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ILaiyaraaja abstracts physical movements as rich musical art beautifully

Here a butterfly& #39;s life cycle as music- observe the quality of sound at each phasehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥚" title="Egg" aria-label="Emoji: Egg">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐛" title="Bug" aria-label="Emoji: Bug">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦋" title="Butterfly" aria-label="Emoji: Butterfly">

Egg: humble beginning
Larva: gradual growth
Pupa: exciting rest
Break: new world
Go: careless fly

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