Levykuvana
Levykuvana is a term used in contemporary digital art and speculative media studies to describe a visual technique in which a composition is built from several flat, plate-like elements that appear to float or tilt within a scene, creating a sense of levitation and layered depth. The effect is often achieved through careful control of perspective cues, edge treatment, and lighting to maintain a characteristic flatness while suggesting spatial relations.
Etymology: The term is a neologism, commonly attributed to or described as deriving from Finnish roots where
Characteristics: Levykuvana works favor shallow depth cues, crisp edges, and planar segmentation. Artists may render a
Applications: In practice, levykuvana has been used to convey memory, abstraction, or dream logic in digital
Related concepts: parallax, multilayer imagery, plate painting, and flatness in digital art.