biomorphism
English edit
Etymology edit
From bio- + -morphism or biomorph + -ism. First used in 1936 by Alfred H Barr, Jr. (1902-1981), art historian.
Noun edit
biomorphism (uncountable)
- (art) A surrealist art movement of the twentieth century that focuses on the power of natural life and uses organic shapes, with shapeless and vaguely spherical hints of the forms of biology.
Translations edit
surrealist art movement of the twentieth century
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