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Isocephaly

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Isocephaly 

in reliefs and paintings, the arrangement of the heads of figures (sometimes of different size and with figures in different poses) on a single level.

Isocephaly, practiced mainly in ancient art, invested the composition with rhythmic and decorative integrity and order. Isocephaly is also often seen in ancient Oriental and Renaissance art.
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In Thomas with Measuring Stick, 1984, the isocephaly of varied men, measured under the nose by a maulstick or limbo bar, finds an enforced uniformity for the doubting measurer.
"Zeitgeist becomes form." (German fashion photography) by Martin, Richard / Artforum International
 
 
 
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