About: Figure as compression member

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@idthe:FigureAsCompressionMember
typevad:ArtRealization, rdfs:Resource, vad:ArtProduction, vad:Process, skos:Concept, vad:VisualArts, vad:Art
broaderthe:IntegrationFiguresStructure, the:DigitalSculptureProcess, the:visualArtsProcess, the:digitalProcess
definitionA sculptural strategy in which human figures replace abstract struts as the compression elements within a tensegrity or structural system, merging embodied form with engineering logic.
inSchemethe:digitalArtTerms
labelFigure as compression member
scope noteDistinguishes works where the human body literally performs a structural role from works where figures are merely placed within or upon a structure.
skos:altLabelFigurative struts
skos:exactMatchTensegrity



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