Artists primarily driven by a desire to construct an identity for themselves by developing a personal myth imbued with metaphysical overtones — i.e., a mythology characterized, according to the globally accepted definition, as 'the quest for absolute being, the causes of the universe and the nature of matter'. Here, the myth aims at self-elevation by transcending the material, either through dematerialisation or by merging with a massive expanse into which it blends. These seemingly opposed approaches aim to surpass the tangible. (ABSALON, Mark ROTHKO)