Good to know. I'm almost 40 and one of the things I've noticed over the course of my life is that people want to put emphasis on the concepts they're talking about so that the person they're describing something to understands how they feel about it. So people use strong words which evoke their emotions so that the listener can feel it too. People have always done this, but it's become more pronounced over time.

This can backfire a bit because people will always use the strongest words to get their emotions across, which has the side effect of having those words lose their meaning. Surreal and abstract are two entirely different concepts, especially when referencing art. My art professors are probably highly annoyed by this but I'll do my best to adapt.