| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ShadowAsSubject |
| @type | vad:VisualArts, vad:Art, vad:VisualAnalysis, skos:Concept, rdfs:Resource, vad:Composition, vad:FormalAnalysis |
| altLabel | Shadow as compositional subject |
| Cast shadow as primary subject |
| Shadow as primary element |
| broader | the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm, the:Composition, the:VisualHierarchy, the:Interpretation |
| definition | A compositional strategy in which a cast shadow is treated as the principal visual element, carrying greater pictorial weight or narrative significance than the object casting it. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_in_art, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(art) |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Shadow as subject |
| related | the:ShadowAsAutonomousForm |
| scopeNote | Applies when the shadow is deliberately given more visual authority than the source object, inverting the conventional hierarchy between substance and projection. |
| Applies when the composition is deliberately arranged to give shadows full visual weight, such as offsetting objects to allow shadow forms to dominate the picture plane. |