The overlooked

The overlooked

Make an artwork which raises awareness to the concept of everyday occurances or objects that can be overlooked

verb

past tense: overlooked; past participle: overlooked

/əʊvəˈlʊk/

1. 1.

   fail to notice.

   
   

   "he seems to have overlooked one important fact"

   
   

   synonyms:

   miss, fail to notice, fail to observe, fail to spot, fail to see, leave, leave unnoticed; informalslip up on "he overlooked a mistake on the first page"

   antonyms:

   spot, notice

   • ignore or disregard (something, especially a fault or offence).

     
     

     "she was more than ready to overlook his faults"

     
     

     synonyms:

     disregard, neglect, ignore, pay no attention/heed to, turn a blind eye, turn a deaf ear to, pass over, omit, skip (over), gloss over, leave out, leave undone, forgetMore

     antonyms:

     punish

   • pass over (someone) in favour of another.

     
     

     "he was overlooked by the Nobel committee"
2. 2.

   have a view of from above.

   
   

   "the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees"

   
   

   synonyms:

   have a view of, afford a view of, look over/across, look on to, look out on/over, face, front on to, give on to, give over, open out over, command a view of, command, dominate "the breakfast room overlooks a peaceful garden"

   • (of a place) be open to view and so lack privacy.

     
     

     "it's better if the property isn't overlooked"
3. 3.

   ARCHAIC

   supervise.

   
   

   "he was overlooking his harvest men"
4. 4.

   ARCHAIC

   bewitch with the evil eye.

   
   

   "they told them they were overlooked by some unlucky Person"