The phrase "pictorial plane" refers to the two-dimensional surface on which a picture or painting is created. It is the flat space where artists organize and depict their images. Full definition
It is both flat pictorial plane and three - dimensional environment, with neither aspect dominant over the other. (bampfa.org)
At every turn the curatorial hand complements the fearless confrontation of pictorial plane and the tenacity in subject matter that fills the museum galleries. (terremoto.mx)
The black textured surface of G1 Magnetic Wave Shield, 2016 obscures expectation and allows us to fill in the dense pictorial plane. (ericfirestonegallery.com)