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Help translate to English: 从一堆冗余的符号中脱身


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Please help me understand the meaning of 从一堆冗余的符号中脱身.  I tried to used online translator app, and the phrase is translated as "getting away from a bunch of redundant symbols", which makes no sense to me. 

The rest of the sentence is as follows: 正在摆脱柔软的线条,从一堆冗余的符号中脱身,越发硬朗

Thanks for your help.

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Is it art criticism? I can imagine it as something along the lines of "It frees itself from soft lines and emerges from under a heap of redundant symbols as something more robust." That's envisaging it describing an image or whatever that achieves its impact eschewing more conventional techniques. Adjust to context.

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Yes, that was the original text describing an actor's style. However, I was trying to understand what 从一堆冗余的符号中脱身 meant. I thought it had something to do with removing redundant data for technology-related terms. Therefore, in the context of a celebrity star style, I was confused. What does "redundant symbols" mean when referring to a person's style? 

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10 minutes ago, HK Stars said:

What does "redundant symbols" mean when referring to a person's style? 

Tired old cultural motifs, stereotypical markers of personality traits or status, that sort of thing. I'm sure you can recall an acting performance that has relied on familiar symbols to achieve its representation of a character.

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