pictures · visual

a collection of visual marks in an arrangement on a surface

Pictures (noun) means: a collection of visual marks in an arrangement on a surface. It emerges from marks, arrangement, surface, groups: the visual marks are grouped together on a surface, forming a spatial arrangement perceived as a unified image. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 8, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).

Examples

• The Lascaux cave paintings in France, made 17,000 years ago, still show animals in ochre and charcoal on limestone walls. archaeology
• The 2021 James Webb Space Telescope deployed a gold-coated beryllium mirror array to capture infrared light from early galaxies. astronomy
• The New York Times print edition arranges photographic prints and ink marks on newsprint each morning at distribution centers. publishing

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