Doing what comes naturally: morphogenesis and the limits of the genetic code. From: Art Journal | Date: March 22, 1996| Author: Kemp, Martin | COPYRIGHT 1996 College Art Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Artists have been fascinated by natural forms since they reflect a type of order dictated by the laws of nature. Their works are influenced by the studies of D'Arcy Thompson and Theodore Cook, who studied the way different organisms have assumed similar shapes as a response to their environment. Thompson's analysis of the physical forces contributing to the shape of radiolarians and Cook's schema for the occurrence of Fibonacci sequences in plant growth are reflected in sculptures by artists ...

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