D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's Generative Influences in Art, Design, and Architecture: From Forces to Forms

Darcy Wentworth Thompson's On Growth and Form, published a century ago, remains influential in art and science. The anthology connects evolutionary theory to form generation in scientific and cultural domains, exploring how cells, organisms, and rules become generative. Contributors from art, art history, neuroscience, architecture, design, and biology reflect on Thompson's study and its relevance to current sciences of epigenesis, self-organization, biological complex systems, and the expanded evolutionary synthesis. A timeline links evolutionary theory to cultural achievements.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 20 April 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

DArcy Wentworth Thompson's groundbreaking ideas in On Growth and Form, published over a century ago, continue to evolve and resonate with contemporary developments in art and science. Practitioners, theorists, and historians from diverse fields, including art, science, and design, reflect on his enduring influence. This anthology serves as a bridge between evolutionary theory and the generation of form in both scientific and cultural domains. It provides a detailed exploration of how cells, organisms, and rules become generative in fields often disconnected from one another. Through a diverse range of essays spanning art, art history, neuroscience, architecture, design, and biology, contributors delve into the translation of biological concepts into the cultural realm. They also contemplate the connections between Thompson's study and the emerging sciences of epigenesis, self-organization, biological complex systems, and the expanded evolutionary synthesis. Cross-disciplinary contributors examine the profound aesthetic implications of these sciences. A comprehensive timeline further enhances the reader's understanding by linking the history of evolutionary theory with cultural achievements. This anthology offers a rich and insightful perspective on the enduring legacy of DArcy Wentworth Thompson and his profound contributions to the fields of biology, art, and culture.

DArcy Wentworth Thompson's visionary ideas in On Growth and Form, published over a century ago, continue to evolve and resonate with contemporary developments in art and science. Practitioners, theorists, and historians from diverse fields, including art, science, and design, reflect on his enduring influence. This anthology serves as a bridge between evolutionary theory and the generation of form in both scientific and cultural domains. It provides a detailed exploration of how cells, organisms, and rules become generative in fields often disconnected from one another. Through a diverse range of essays spanning art, art history, neuroscience, architecture, design, and biology, contributors delve into the translation of biological concepts into the cultural realm. They also contemplate the connections between Thompson's study and the emerging sciences of epigenesis, self-organization, biological complex systems, and the expanded evolutionary synthesis. Cross-disciplinary contributors examine the profound aesthetic implications of these sciences. A comprehensive timeline further enhances the reader's understanding by linking the history of evolutionary theory with cultural achievements. This anthology offers a rich and insightful perspective on the enduring legacy of DArcy Wentworth Thompson and his profound contributions to the fields of biology, art, and culture.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350191150