One striking possibility is a "biomorphic" outer surface material designed to function like reptile skin. From Wordnik.com. [Trusted.MD Network - Empowering Healthcare Relationships] Reference
A big, handsome, biomorphic 1916 abstract painting by Man Ray. From Wordnik.com. [Modernism in a Capsule] Reference
There's a very undulating part of Iowa -- it's very hilly -- and it's what we would call biomorphic. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Ragogna: A Tiger Suit, Junip & Great Companions: Conversations with KT Tunstall, Dar Williams, and José González, plus a KT Video Exclusive] Reference
Vancouver-based digital illustrators Kenn Brown and Chris Wren envision gnarly biomorphic starships. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-01] Reference
I call Dali-esque biomorphic structures like this "Moorephologies," in honor of sculptor Henry Moore. From Wordnik.com. [Posthuman Blues] Reference
June 12th, 2008 at 3:57 pm biomorphic, as in, “Why does a dog lick its nether regions — because it can!”. From Wordnik.com. [Spiraling Calatrava Chicago Tower to be World’s 2nd tallest | Inhabitat] Reference
He might not yet comprehend the human mind, but he knew, now more than ever, the biomorphic restraints of the human body. From Wordnik.com. [Villa Incognito]
“Inspired by nature, by the interaction of earth, water, and air,” the structure is replete with biomorphic elements. From Wordnik.com. [Spiraling Calatrava Chicago Tower to be World’s 2nd tallest | Inhabitat] Reference
Deborah Aschheim, perhaps the most well-known of the eleven, has installed a large biomorphic coil suspended from the ceiling. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzine » The Future Imaginary] Reference
The streamlined shape of a woman whose arms have the aspect of wings, it forecast his turn toward biomorphic form a decade later. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
Nevertheless, hanging Calder "mobiles" -- breeze-driven, biomorphic sculptures that dance, bob, cast shadows, and weave -- were born. From Wordnik.com. [Body Sculpture Crafted by Calder] Reference
Winter's biomorphic works on paper and canvas are juxtaposed with collages and reliefs by Arp. Pinakothek der Moderne Feb. 14 to May 12. From Wordnik.com. [Time Off Europe Calendar] Reference
Aesthetically, the Mirra borrows the biomorphic silhouette and the transparency of its precursor, but the materials are more commonplace. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: June 29, 2003 - July 5, 2003 Archives] Reference
A fondness for biomorphic repeat patterns would, of course be too tenuous a connection for him to be an obvious choice - but there is more. From Wordnik.com. [Unhinder us!] Reference
This biomorphic conurbation, now in detail design for 2011 construction (economy permitting), predates more conspicuously publicized schemes. From Wordnik.com. [Rules of Engagement] Reference
His collages-brusque admixtures of burlap, newsprint, scrubby washes of brown paint-marry biomorphic shapes with rigorous Cubist underpinnings. From Wordnik.com. [Allusive, Eccentric Complex: A Different Kind of de Kooning] Reference
Its biomorphic qualities make it archetypal and at once familiar, and no one should be afraid of the future if it takes this architectural path!. From Wordnik.com. [Dupli Casa by Architect Jurgen Mayer H.] Reference
It would be interesting to see some of the building principles utilized in this biomorphic house applied to other, less kitschy architectural endeavors. From Wordnik.com. [Prepare To Be Shell Shocked] Reference
It's not an unawareness of the more radical movements going on around him that we see, but somehow a discomfort with integrating even the biomorphic forms of the Surrealists. From Wordnik.com. [An Intimate Moore] Reference
Daniel Silver sets his human and humanoid heads on biomorphic lumps of plaster, on wonky columns and fanciful plinths, which are often more interesting than the heads themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Saatchi's Newspeak: the good, bad and indifferent] Reference
Shapes may be positive or negative, biomorphic or geometric. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Yeah, I'm thinking today's hentai is tomorrow's biomorphic blueprints. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Great people-watching under biomorphic light sculpture at Miracle Mile. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Little City Foundation Continues Season One of Little City TV - the Only Live Autism ...] Reference
These works represent fragments, combined geometries and biomorphic musings. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Larger than life, the biomorphic forms rise from the floor like metal jellyfish. From Wordnik.com. [artforum.com] Reference
Ellen's early sculptures were large and biomorphic, like vast primordial creatures. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Top Stories] Reference
The blobby biomorphic structures using computer-aided-design and mathematical equations. From Wordnik.com. [INHABITAT] Reference
Anyone familiar with Calatrava's work is immediately struck by its biomorphic suggestiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Company] Reference
The interior of the restaurant is rather retro, with walls and tables that have biomorphic forms. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Loafing Atlanta Feed] Reference
Hello, middle-class American opportunity, suburbs, car culture, biomorphic shapes and the Space Age. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
His future homes were cluttered with biomorphic forms and equipment based on the latest hi-fi technology and machinery. From Wordnik.com. [Comics Comics] Reference
His new creation is a series of pebbles forming a cluster which reflect the light that bounces on its biomorphic surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [CubeMe] Reference
Fans of his biomorphic furniture will recognize in the building his characteristic curves, and his medium of choice, steel. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
In the former, a form that appears both biomorphic and techy - imagine the Death Star morphed with a human figure abstracted by. From Wordnik.com. [LA Weekly | Complete Issue] Reference
For instance, this biomorphic sculpture from Gold Diggers of '33 and LA-based Frank Gehry's BP Bridge at Chicago's Millennium Park. From Wordnik.com. [Landscape Architecture: The Musical] Reference
Perhaps the most beautiful of all was the framboise bonbon, a biomorphic square whose central caldera seethed with chocolate curls. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Its glossy-white biomorphic desk could be mistaken for a piece by Zaha Hadid, whose stools, in fact, line the window wall straight ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Interior Design Industry News] Reference
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