Hard to say whether it was a representational convention or something more, but its appearance is widespread. In this scene from a 1597-8 AD Mughal ms of Amir Khusraw's Khamsa made for Akbar (, W.624), the same visual trope was used.

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Here’s a couple basic pics for representational purposes. The purple derg known as Infrasound.

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Born in 1880—The first American painter to experiment with pure abstraction, Arthur Dove dispensed with representational subjects, creating patterns, rhythms, and color harmonies in order to communicate through form and color alone.

See five works

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"I am interested in depicting the body representationally to access its utility as a vessel, shorthand, or instigator for emotional and cultural baggage."

Issue 10 artist Carly Bodnar on today's feature:

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Have you read my blog? There are over 4400 posts about illustration, academic painting, color, animation, and comic art.
Read the whole post: https://t.co/Oz2HZzObsE

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artist talks to dateagleart about his practice & 'the importance of play in the act of making and engaging with art, the tension between abstract & representational painting, and the formal issues of colour, shape, light &form' https://t.co/2KrIuj7Grd

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Piet Mondrian celebrated the legacy of Van Gogh by emulating Vincent's interest in his Dutch heritage. Mondrian later progressed from the physical to metaphysical realm eschewing representational painting for a language of contemplative geometry and pure color in his late work.

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"Invitation II" by Martha Iler. ACRYLIC, PAINTING via .

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"Liberty Supine" 22.5x30 by Tim Tyler from the 2017 NOAPS Spring Online International

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