About: Reflection as primary subject

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@idthe:ReflectionAsPrimarySubject
typeArt, Concept, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts
broaderFormal Analysis, Interpretation, Subject Matter, visual art term, Water and Reflections
definitionA compositional and conceptual approach in which reflected imagery in water or other surfaces serves as the generative motif and true subject of the work, rather than the objects being reflected.
inSchemeWatercolor Criticism Scheme
labelReflection as primary subject
relatedWater and Reflections
scope noteApplies when the artist treats reflections not as secondary effects but as the conceptual and procedural starting point of the painting.
skos:altLabelReflective abstraction as subject
skos:exactMatchReflection_(physics)



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