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biomorph|ˈbaɪəmɔːf|
[f. bio- + Gr. µορϕή form.]
A decorative form representing a living object. Hence bioˈmorphic a.
1895Haddon Evol. Art 126 The biomorph is the representation of anything living in contradistinction to the skeuomorph. Ibid. 188 Biomorphic Pottery. 1954Archit. Rev. CXV. 272/2 Leaden echoes of lively biomorphs with a sinister absence of meaning. 1959P. & L. Murray Dict. Art 27 Biomorphic art is a form of abstract art which purports to take its abstract forms from living organisms rather than from the geometrical basis of such abstract movements as constructivism. 1960H. Read Forms of Things Unknown iii. x. 165 Some are biomorphic, reminiscent of cellular structures as revealed by the microscope. |