D Arcy Wentworth Thompson s Generative Influences in Art, Design, - From Forces to Forms

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.>

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• Authors: Ellen K Levy, Charissa N Terranova
• Assisted by: Ellen K. Levy (Editor), Charissa N. Terranova (Editor), Meredith Tromble (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781350191150
• ISBN: 978-1-350-19115-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Biotechne: Interthinking Art, Science and Design; Biotechne: Interthinking Art,
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Theory of art, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, ART / Criticism & Theory, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Theory of architecture