Existential Artwork Exercise Objective: Explore the major ideas of Existentialism. Mindset: Visualize Existentialism in contemporary American culture. Instructions The goal of Existentialism is to transcend the despair and meaninglessness of Nihilism. It takes two basic forms: Atheistic Existentialism, which feeds off Naturalism; and Theistic Existentialism, which feeds off Christian Theism. The major concern of Existentialism is our humanity and how we can be significant in an otherwise insignificant world. Read Chapter 6 of The Universe Next Door by Sire.