| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ShadowAsAutonomousForm |
| @type | vad:VisualArts, vad:VisualAnalysis, rdfs:Resource, vad:Composition, skos:Concept, vad:FormalAnalysis, vad:Art |
| altLabel | Expressive shadow |
| Shadow autonomy |
| broader | the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis, the:FigureGround, the:visualArtTerm, the:Interpretation |
| 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. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(art) |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Shadow as autonomous form |
| related | the:ShadowAsSubject |
| scopeNote | Applies when the shadow carries distinct visual weight, gesture, or meaning that exceeds or contradicts the object casting it. |