horror vacui
noun
Meaning
- The Aristotelian principle that there are no vacuums in nature.
- The abhorrence of a vacuum; the general tendency to dislike empty space.
- In particular, the tendency of an artist (or of art) to fill an entire surface with detail, leaving no blank space.
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