12-07-2012, 06:40 PM
(12-07-2012, 06:29 PM)Gaia Wrote: But if I can figure out what "pigeonholding" actually means (since it's not a common art term, and has been driving me mad since day one)
The "pigeon hole" principle is a math thing if I'm not wrong and refers to "putting more things in than space is available".
The name comes from an example: You have six pigeon holes but seven pidgeons. Obviously, if all pidgeons go into a hole, at least one hole will hold two pigeons so that hole would be cramped.
Applying this to art would probably mean "putting more detail into your work than you should" as that makes things unreadable, busy or just cramped.
(I MAY BE WRONG THOUGH it's not like I know about such things, this is just a thought)