D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's Generative Influences in Art, Design, and Architecture - From Forces to Forms (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Biotechne: Interthinking Art, Science and Design
Release date:	April 2023
Editors:	Ellen K. Levy • Charissa N Terranova
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-19115-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Theory of architecture Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society
LSN:	1-350-19115-9
Barcode:	9781350191150

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