| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:SelectiveSimplification |
| type | vad:ArtHistory, rdfs:Resource, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept, vad:ContextualAnalysis, vad:Art, vad:ArtCriticism |
| broader | the:Interpretation, the:ConceptualAnalysis, the:Criticism, the:visualArtTerm |
| definition | The deliberate reduction of observed detail in selected areas of a composition to maintain painterly quality and direct viewer attention, while retaining enough information for optical persuasiveness. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Selective simplification |
| scope note | Describes the strategic choice to abstract or reduce detail in parts of a work rather than rendering uniformly, balancing realism with expressive mark-making. |
| skos:altLabel | Selective abstraction |
| skos:exactMatch | Simplification_(art) |