About: Inverted figure

the:InvertedFigure
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IDthe:InvertedFigure
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altLabelUpside-down figure
broaderthe:digitalProcess, the:visualArtsProcess, the:IntegrationFiguresStructure, the:DigitalSculptureProcess
closeMatchhttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/inversion
definitionA compositional device in which a human or anthropomorphic form is oriented upside down relative to the expected gravitational axis, disrupting conventional spatial reading.
exactMatchhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(art)
inSchemethe:digitalArtTerms
labelInverted figure
scopeNoteUsed in sculpture and painting to challenge gravitational assumptions, suggest weightlessness, or emphasize that structural forces other than gravity govern the composition.
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