The Emergence Machine

Visual

abstract · Visual Arts · Level 7 · E8

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

visual emerges from light + space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “visual” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “visual”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
visualis
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0VisualLightPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAltarpieceL8AssemblageL8AsymmetryL8CollageL8CompositionL8VisualL7FormL2LightL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    visual requires understanding form as a foundational concept
  • Light L6 (requires)
    Understanding light is essential for grasping visual

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