The Reactive Art Model

Stage 4: Deepened Contrast & Reflection

The story continues toward resolution, but presence keeps resisting categorization. Multiple emotions and interpretations emerge, making meaning unstable. The antithesis now fully embodies the tension between presence and the story’s structure.

        [Presence]  →  (Expresses multiple unresolved meanings)  
             │  
             ▼  
     ┌─────────────────────┐  
     │  STORY MOVES FORWARD │ → (Resolution “offered” but unstable)  
     └─────────────────────┘  
             ▼  
        [Antithesis]  →  (Contemplation of perception deepens)