| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ShadowAsAutonomousForm |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Figure-Ground Relationship, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | A compositional strategy in which a cast shadow diverges from its source object in shape, energy, or character, functioning as an independent pictorial element rather than a passive optical effect. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Shadow as autonomous form |
| narrower | Shadow as drawing language |
| related | Shadow as subject |
| scope note | Applies when the shadow carries distinct visual weight, gesture, or meaning that exceeds or contradicts the object casting it. |
| skos:altLabel | Shadow autonomy, Expressive shadow |
| skos:exactMatch | Shadow_(art) |