Word: geometricism
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The Logo programming language, which has its roots in the studies of Swiss Psychologist Jean Piaget and research done at M.I.T.'s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, teaches some of the most profound ideas in computer science by having children draw complex geometric patterns with a few simple commands. Versions of...
SUCH A DANCE must aim to hit a chord deep inside of every viewer. Carmina Burana transcends its time by becoming a tour de force, encapsulating a series of paradoxes. The dancers constantly intertwine themselves around each other's arms and legs, yet each person remains very distinct. The rhythm...
One jury member said the untitled sculpture appealed to him because it has "attractive austere qualities of minimalist art without appearing cold and purely geometric. The sloping, gateway appearance seems to sensitize and smooth the sharp affect of the sculpture."
Frank Stella, whose sparse, geometric abstract paintings have influenced current trends in the medium for over 25 years, lectured on the use of painterly space before a sold-out Sanders Theater audience last night.
Stella received critical acclaim for his minimalist paintings after he moved to New York. Reaction from critics to his highly simplistic, geometric paintings has ranged from the New York Herald Tribune calling Stella's early work "unspeakably boring" to Robert Hughes of Time magazine referring to a 1978 exhibit as...