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Notional Space

The imagined spatial field occupied or activated by a sculpture beyond the limits of its physical material.

Short Definition

The imagined spatial field occupied or activated by a sculpture beyond the limits of its physical material.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Language Origin

English

Categories

The imagined spatial field occupied or activated by a sculpture beyond the limits of its physical material. Gesture, gaze, projecting limbs, directional axes, voids, and relationships among figures can make the viewer perceive this surrounding space as part of the composition.