He tikanga hoahoa mahinga toi, inā ka hoahoatia kia tino kitea, kia tino rangona rānei tētahi wāhanga o te mahinga toi, ko te aronga mātāmua tērā. Ko ētahi wāhanga ka noho ki muri, ki te tuarongo o te mahinga toi, kāore e tino kitea, e tino rangona rānei. Ko te aronga mātāmuri tērā.
An artistic design technique, where an element of the art work is given visual or aural prominence or emphasis. Other elements are subordinated, and sit in the background of the art work where they are not visually or aurally prominent.