objectness

English

Etymology

From object +‎ -ness.

Noun

objectness (plural objectnesses)

1. The state of being an object
   • 1998 May 15, Fred Camper, “Dreams of Power”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     As a result objects that "should" dominate in Sekiguchi's work instead look strangely anomalous, as if the painter found these isolated things--steaks cut from an animal, an eye separate from the rest of a human figure--to be almost funny in their assertive objectness.

   • 1994 July 1, Thomas Connors, “The Inscrutable Nutt”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     Like much of the work, these are surrounded by painted frames that are part of the overall composition and underscore the objectness of the artwork.