Organic Surrealism
Surrealism: Pure psychic automatism by which one expresses verbally or in writing or by any other method "the true functioning of the mind".
Surrealist and Organic Abstraction
In parallel with the development of geometric-style concretism, during the 1920s and 1930s, exponents of Surrealism began to produce a range of fantasy-like, quasi-naturalistic images.
organic - An irregular shape, or one that might be found in nature, rather than a regular, mechanical shape.
Also see amorphous, concretion, curve, oblong, and regular.
Organic Architecture
Church of The Holy Spirit, Paks, Hungary - 1992 - Imre Makovecz (b.1935)
(Interior Image / Exterior Image)
Future Systems, London, England - Jan Kaplicky (b.1937) & Amanda Levette (b.1955)
(1st Image / 2nd Image / Detail) ...
Organic: Any living or natural shape that is not geometric.
Paper-mache: Paper pulp mixed with wheat paste and molded into three-dimensional forms.
Paper Making: The process of creating paper using water, fibers, or recycled papers.
Organic Architecture
The contemporaneous style known as "organic architecture" (as it was originally described by Louis Sullivan, the most important architect of the Chicago School) developed primarily as a response to rationalism and was soon ...
Organic
Natural, or referring to nature in shape or form. Organic is the opposite of synthetic.
organic. Refers to shapes or forms having irregular edges or to surfaces or objects resembling things existing in nature.
pattern. Anything repeated in a predictable combination.
Organic
Shapes that are not regular or even, using a combination of edges that are curved or angular.
Oxidation
The firing atmosphere containing lots of oxygen.
Organic - An image that shows a relationship to nature as opposed to man-made images. Any shape that resembles a naturally occurring form or that suggests a natural growing or expanding process.
ORGANIC having a quality that resembles living things, also referred to as
biomorphic, free flowing, non-geometric.
ORIGAMI Japanese art of paper folding.
PAINT apply liquid color to a surface.
organic - A description of images which are partly or wholly derived from natural forms, such as curvilinear, irregular, indicative of growth, biologically-based, etc.
organic abstraction
Refers to the use of irregular shapes, or shapes based on natural forms or patterns, not geometric ones. Characterized by curving, biomorphic edges. [See Manierre Dawson's Desert in this presentation.]
painterly ...
Organic form
Three-dimensional, free-flowing shapes found in nature.
Organic shape
Two-dimensional or flat free-flowing shapes found in nature.
The organic Surrealists included Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Andre Masson, Yves Tanguy and Joan Miro.
4 Mature Organic style
4.1 Usonian Houses
4.2 Significant later works
5 Other projects ...
Proportions, organic integrity and continuity of life samples and material objects are abandoned. Canvas resembles "a field of broken glass" as one vicious critic noted.
Pigment Origin: Organic pigment derived from the urine of cows fed mango leaves (historical pigment). Modern replacements are synthetic pigments.
Used for Painting: From 17th century to early 20th.
li - balance and beauty in organic, non-geometrical flowing patterns as seen in wood grain, moving water, flames, marble etc. *
life drawing - drawing, or attempting to draw, an actual scene, model or arrangement as it appears in reality * ...
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its site that buildings, ...
of limestones rich in fossils into true marbles as they approach great crystalline intrusions of granite is a phenomenon seen in many parts of the world; occasionally the recrystallization of the rock has not completely obliterated the organic ...
His art is a call for inclusion; of calling into the realm of art the everyday object"felt, workshop materials"as well as inviting in the organic"live and dead animals, trees, fat, himself.
Louis XV furniture, richly decorated with organic forms, is a typical product.
A decorative art style, especially associated with sinuous vines and tendril motifs---curving, often-swirling shapes based on flowing organic forms.
briefly outlined above; the theory of the mathematical basis of painting - that is, geometry, perspective, and optics - with the systematic study of light and shadow, colour, and aerial perspective; and the theory of forms and functions in organic ...
This can be done with pigments containing organic materials, such as charcoal, plant fibres, protein binders, as well as with beeswax figures (e.g. Cole et al 1995:155; Taçon 1996).
One of a variety of radioactive dating techniques used on organic materials that were once part of living plants or organisms.
A large group of small fungi, the vegetative structures of which invade many organic substances. Provided sufficient moisture is present, these structures or hyphae produce enzymes that dissolve or degrade the host material.
Pigment: Colored substances found in organic and inorganic sources; many are now prepared synthetically. Pigment when finely divided and suspended in a liquid medium becomes paint, ink, etc.
Hesse uses industrial materials and makes them seem organic, like grass or hair, exploring their inherent possibilities.
Martin Puryear is primarily a sculptor, and like his three-dimensional art, his works on paper embody a sense of monolithic form in their simple and organic shapes.
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly
2. a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting" ...
It is easier to weave geometric than organic shapes, so rectangles, diamonds, zigzags, and squares are predominant.
I use bread, which is an organic material, that originates in earth. I use earth, and some other found objects in my works. My "Bread Series" is related to life itself. How else could I describe or paint life, except within my vision?
Artists like Ltgia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Amilcar de Castro were the groups chief members, and they introduced subjective, symbolic, and organic dimensions to their work.
Here the artist has given the organic shapes of this carcass of beef great expressive power.
Chaim Soutine
Carcass of Beef
1925
Oil on canvas
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Winston and an anonymous donor ...
A material that protects organic mixtures from the growth of micro-organisms.
Primary Colours
Hues that cannot be produced by mixing other hues; Red, yellow and blue-can be mixed together to form all other hues in the spectrum.
Cubism: Art that uses two-dimensional geometric shapes to depict three-dimensional organic forms; ...
In spite of all its peculiar features, the Bohemian art of the International Gothic style fitted organically into the overall European picture from which it received and to which it contributed new ideas.
These objects can be anything organic or man-made. Scraps of wood, stones, old shoes, baked bean cans and a discarded baby buggy - or any of the other 84,000,000 items not here mentioned by name - all qualify for inclusion in an assemblage.
Any of various fungi growths, which invade many organic surfaces, provided sufficient moisture is present, producing enzymes that dissolve or degrade the host material. Mold/Mildew Examples
Over Cleaned:
See "Skinned".
Biomorphic Form: - An abstract form whose shapes are more organic than geometric, more curvaceous than linear. Much of the work of Hans [Jean] Arp (German-French, 1887-1966) was composed as biomorphic forms Return to top ...
I was prepared to pay no further attention to it when theorganic character of the sentence detained me. I was reallybewildered.
acrylic A plastic resin that, when mixed with water and pigment, forms an inorganic and quick-drying paint medium.
actual texture As opposed to implied or visual texture, the literal tactile quality or feel of a thing.
A material that prevents or inhibits the growth of microorganisms in organic mixtures. Return to top
PRIMER
Coating material, usually white, applied to a support to prepare it for painting. Return to top ...
Pigment Any substance which when mixed with a liquid, creates a color which can be used for painting. Pigments are generally organic (earth colors) or inorganic (minerals and chemicals).
A two-dimensional surface with a defined area but no volume ? geometric/organic, complex/simple.
SHELLAC:
A yellow resin formed from secretions of the LAC insect, used in making varnish.
Shape. An element of art characterized by a two-dimensional enclosed area or plane. Shapes can be geometric or organic.
Space. An element of art by which positive and negative areas are defined or a sense of depth achieved in a work of art .
ART NOUVEAU - Art style based on organic forms featuring swirling shapes and curves ...
Acrylic / Plastic: Acrylic/plastic is a synthetic material made from the polymerization of organic compounds. As technology advanced, the use of plastics in art became more prevalent in the latter half of the 20th century.
Largely associated with the practical arts of architecture and the design of utilitarian objects, the movement is often perceived as having clarified modernism and introduced organic, ornamental style.
shape - a two dimensional element. Both geometric shapes (circles, triangles, squares, etc.) and free form or organic shapes (puddles, clouds, fire, etc.) are used.
form - a three dimensional element ...
Iris print A new process using advanced technology to create a lustrous, continuous-tone digital print that meets or exceeds the quality of traditional lithography and screen printing. Organic, ...
An important building by him under this style is the Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany. There is an organic quality to buildings using this approach. Some sculptors also used this style, as for example Ernst Barlach.
The principle of visual organization that suggests that certain elements should assume more importance than others in the same composition. It contributes to the organic unity by emphasizing the fact that there is one main feature and that other ...
Shape
The image that is created by the line on a two dimensional surface. There are two categories of shape: Geometric shapes - like a square, triangle, and circle. Organic shapes - irregular forms, such as the forms we see in nature.
Modernism...An art form usually associated with the non-representational, formally organized branch of modern art, as opposed to the organic and/or fantastic branches.
details, single-figure themes, the natural and spiritual domain, waking, monochromatic , sleep, dreams, death, aura, religious implication, emotionalism, emotionalists, pictorial space, compositional space, diffused light, incandescent glow, organic ...
Concrete is referred to as "mud," in central north America. People have been building with mud and sticks since moving out of caves. An armature of reinforcing steel and wire replaced organic reinforcing material during the industrial revolution.
Rooted in the Arts and Crafts movement of William Morris, a decorative style in architecture, graphic arts, painting and sculpture. Characterized by elegant sinuous, highly detailed patterns and shapes based on organic forms.
 See also: Painting, Movement, Expression, Sculpture, Composition
  
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