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Metaphor functions as a fundamental structural and creative element in the visual arts, actively shaping visual compositions and artistic narratives through its poetic and hermeneutic properties. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research investigates how metaphor functions structurally in the visual arts and its implications for meaning-making.

August 10, 2026Art TimeOpen Access

The structural codes of metaphor in the visual arts

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НПНатали Рајчиновска ПавлескаSaints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje

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Transdisciplinary research demonstrates metaphor's role in creating meaning in visual arts, suggesting new theoretical insights.

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This research investigates how metaphor functions structurally in the visual arts and its implications for meaning-making.
Conducted hermeneutic analysis of metaphor in visual arts as coding of relationships.
Examined artistic narratives through historical contexts, particularly Greek art.
Applied a transdisciplinary approach intersecting theories of metaphor and its functions.
Uncovered various structural functions of metaphor in artistic compositions.
Revealed insights through analysis of works by notable artists including Picasso and Warhol.
Contributed new theoretical perspectives to the understanding of metaphor in art history.

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Натали Рајчиновска Павлеска (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a797d579c20a9bbd3184b44 https://doi.org/10.62425/at.1918439

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