D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's generative influences in art, design, and architecture from forces to forms / edited by Ellen K. Levy, Charissa N. Terranova.
| Other author | Levy, Ellen K. |
| Other author | Terranova, Charissa N. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource : illustrations (some color). |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Biotechne : interthinking art, science and design |
| Abstract | "Scottish zoologist D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's visionary ideas in On Growth and Form continue to evolve a century after its publication, aligning it with current developments in art and science. Practitioners, theorists, and historians from art, science, and design reflect on his ongoing influence. Overall, the anthology links evolutionary theory to form generation in both scientific and cultural domains. It offers a close look at the ways cells, organisms, and rules become generative in fields often otherwise disconnected. United by Thompson's original exploration of how physical forces propel and shape living and nonliving forms, essays range from art, art history, and neuroscience to architecture, design, and biology. Contributors explore how translations are made from the discipline of biology to the cultural arena. They reflect on how Thompson's study relates to the current sciences of epigenesis, self-organization, biological complex systems, and the expanded evolutionary synthesis. Cross-disciplinary contributors explore the wide-ranging aesthetic ramifications of these sciences. A timeline links the history of evolutionary theory with cultural achievements, providing the reader with a valuable resource"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version : D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's generative influences in art, design, and architecture New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021. 9781350191112 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020038565 |
| ISBN | 9781350191129 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | 9781350191136 (eBook) |
| ISBN | (HB) |
| ISBN | (PB) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |