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Brushwork influences Composition. Activate to inspect this relation.Composition depends on Figure and ground. Activate to inspect this relation.Composition influences Linear perspective. Activate to inspect this relation.Composition is a Composition. Activate to inspect this relation.Figure and ground applies to Picture plane. Activate to inspect this relation.Impasto is a Brushwork. Activate to inspect this relation.Linear perspective applies to Composition. Activate to inspect this relation.Linear perspective applies to Picture plane. Activate to inspect this relation.Figure and groundPicture planeCompositionLinear perspectiveCompositionBrushworkImpasto
Relationship types

15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Algebra, Art History, Design, Fashion Design….

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  • Focused concept
  • Connected concept
  • Bridge concept (just outside the lens)
  • Arrow points from cause / source to effect / target
  • A line with no arrow is a two-way relationship
  • Node colour marks the concept’s primary discipline
7 concepts8 relationships3 disciplines4 relation families

Figure and ground

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At a glance

Figure and ground is the perceptual relationship distinguishing a subject from the surrounding background in a composition.

Disciplines
Painting
Role in the graph
Connector
Relationships
2 · 2 relation families

What am I looking at?

In this lens (15)

Bridge concepts (6)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Composition2
    Art History, Photography · connects to Composition, Linear perspective
  • Fashion design1
    Design, Fashion Design · connects to Colour theory
  • Light (sunlight)1
    Physics · connects to Colour theory
  • Proportionality1
    Algebra, Mathematics · connects to Perspective drawing
  • Sculpture1
    Sculpture, Visual Arts · connects to Painting

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 3 disciplines: Art History, Painting, Photography.
  • Composition is a bridge concept — viewed here through Art History, Photography.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

Explore through a different lens

A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

About this view

What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.