Friday, December 10, 2010

V. Degrees of Dimensionality/ Abstraction: Alter Ego

plane - adj. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; noun a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood; (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; a level of existence or development; an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; verb cut or remove with or as if with a plane; make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane; travel on the surface of water
edge - noun a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; a strip near the boundary of an object; a slight competitive advantage; the attribute of urgency; the boundary of a surface; a line determining the limits of an area; verb provide with an edge; advance slowly, as if by inches; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; provide with a border or edge

ABSTRACT - adj. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically; consider apart from a particular case or instance; give an abstract (of); make off with belongings of others
MASK - noun activity that tries to conceal something; a covering to disguise or conceal the face; a protective covering worn over the face; a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; verb put a mask on or cover with a mask; shield from light; cover with a sauce;hide under a false appearanc
ALTER EGO-a second self; a perfect substitute or deputy: His adviseracts as his alter ego during his absence., an inseparable friend, another aspect of one's self.
nonrepresentationalnot resembling or portraying any object in physical nature
low relief- relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from thebackground.
high relief-
Also called: alto-relievo  relief in which forms and figures standout from the background to half or more than half of theirnatural depth



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