The phrase "above expresses" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that has been stated or conveyed earlier in the text.
Example: "The above expresses the main idea of the article clearly and concisely."
Alternatives: "the preceding conveys" or "the earlier states".
The scene I wrote above expresses that," writes Blackman on Goodreads.
Note that the contradiction T<λ> ↔ ¬ T<λ> above expresses: The liar sentence is true if and only if it is not.
The theorem above expresses that the same thing happens when formalising the intuitively most obvious principle concerning set existence and membership.
The term in parenthesis in Equation 3 above expresses the impact of each determinant on the probability of delivery by skilled health providers.
After vanquishing the shadow creatures, the voice of the disembodied entity known as "Dormin" echoes from above, expressing surprise that Wander possesses the weapon.
(Above, Mourdoch expresses similar views on bipartisanship in a recent interview).
Sanjiv Gupta, president of Coca-Cola India, above, expressed his satisfaction with the news.
The ancient Egyptians were not above expressing their dislike of foreigners.
This theology underlay much of the history outlined above, expressed both in the Roman Catholic dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus ("outside the church no salvation") and in the assumption of the 18th- and 19th-century Protestant missionary movements.
Mr. McElroy's show is the first to survey paintings and sculptures, and to underscore the fact that so-called high art was by no means above expressing the lowest of society's inclinations.
It results from the views above expressed that the judgment must be reversed, and the cause remanded, with directions to the court below to enter judgment for the respondent, with costs.
