Ekphrasis

E K P H R A S I S is a rhetorical device, in which one medium of art relates to another medium by describing its essence and form, and indoing so, connects more directly to the audience. A descriptive work of prose or poetry may thus highlight what is shown in any of the visual arts, enhancing the original art and taking on a life of its own through itsdescription. Virtually any type of artistic m...