| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ValueContrastAsFocalDevice |
| type | vad:FormalAnalysis, rdfs:Resource, vad:Composition, vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept, vad:Art |
| broader | the:Interpretation, the:Composition, the:FocalHierarchy, the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm, the:VisualHierarchy |
| definition | A compositional strategy in which surrounding areas are given greater density or depth of value to direct the viewer's eye toward a lighter or less-modeled focal area. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Value contrast as focal device |
| scope note | Distinct from general value structure in that it describes the deliberate manipulation of surrounding values to create a focal point. |
| skos:altLabel | Contrast-based focal area, Value-driven focal point |
| skos:exactMatch | Focal_point_(art) |