art.txt

supra-rational realm
supra-rational
suprarational
    Transcending the rational.

    Based on or involving factors not to be
    comprehended by reason alone the stars
    inspire suprarational dreams— R. J. Dubos.

liminal
    Refers to the depth and realization of the
    mystical/mythical realms, which can be
    rendered in any style.
    
    The liminal work is form as a
    manifestation of essence.
    
    The liminal artist creates a new world to
    view.
    
    Poetry and art that comes from the liminal
    serves as a doorway to the ineffable.

    https://localwiki.org/oakland/Liminal_Art

mandala
    Ageometric configuration of symbols.
    
    In various spiritual traditions, mandalas
    may be employed for focusing attention of
    practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual
    guidance tool, for establishing a sacred
    space and as an aid to meditation and
    trance induction.

escher mosaic
    https://www.google.com/search?q=escher+mosaic&sxsrf=ALiCzsbZxOxIjm0l-6Ha3-oeWUArfHR46Q%3A1655541950532&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&biw=1904&bih=911&dpr=1
    
    Make a text prompt:
    - 1st prompt: Elephant, Giraffe, Elephant Giraffe Escher Mosaic
    - 2nd prompt: Pineapple, House,

    Generate a multi-image prompt:
    - 1st prompt: Im:Elephant, Im:Giraffe, Im:Elephant Giraffe Escher Mosaic
    - 2nd prompt: Im:Pineapple, Im:House,

mimesis
    [#literary criticism]
    [#philosophy]
    [#art]

    Carries a wide range of meanings,
    including imitatio, imitation, nonsensuous
    similarity, receptivity, representation,
    mimicry, the act of expression, the act of
    resembling, and the presentation of the
    self.

    Describes the process of imitation or
    mimicry through which artists portray and
    interpret the world.

    Mimesis is not a literary device or
    technique, but rather a way of thinking
    about a work of art.

tessellated
    Denoting or characterized by a pattern of
    repeated shapes, especially polygons, that
    fit together closely without gaps or
    overlaps.
    "a tessellated pavement"

etching
etched
    An intaglio printmaking process in which
    lines or areas are incised using acid into
    a metal plate in order to hold the ink.
    
    In etching, the plate can be made of iron,
    copper, or zinc.
    
    To prepare the plate for etching, it is
    first polished to remove all scratches and
    imperfections from the surface.

impasto
    [technique]

    Paint is thickly applied.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBG621XEegk

transgressive art
    [visual art genre]

    Art that aims to outrage or violate basic
    morals and sensibilities.
    
    The term transgressive was first used in
    this sense by American filmmaker Nick Zedd
    and his Cinema of Transgression in 1985.

spirograph
    Spirograph is a geometric drawing device
    that produces mathematical roulette curves
    of the variety technically known as
    hypotrochoids and epitrochoids

ligne claire
    French for "clear line".
    Pronounced: [liɲ klɛʁ]

    A style of drawing created and pioneered
    by Hergé, the Belgian creator of The
    Adventures of Tintin.
    
    It uses clear strong lines sometimes of
    varied width and no hatching, while
    contrast is downplayed as well.
    
    Cast shadows are often illuminated, and
    the style often features strong colours
    and a combination of cartoonish characters
    against a realistic background.
    
    All these elements together can result in
    giving comics drawn this way a flat
    aspect.
    
    The name was coined by Joost Swarte in
    1977.

perspicacity by René Magritte
    [painting]

    Year: 1936

    egr 1936 perspicacity by René Magritte

motif
    [#narrative]

    A motif is a distinctive repeating feature
    or idea; often, it helps develop other
    narrative aspects such as theme or mood.
    
    A narrative motif can be created through
    the use of imagery, structural components,
    language, and other elements throughout
    literature.