Titre : Geometry and the life of forms 

Auteurs : Ruth Scheps,  

Revue : Art and Science 

Numéro : Issue 2</br> 

Volume : 4 

Date : 2020/04/3 

DOI : 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2020.0498 

ISSN : 2515-8767 

Résumé : Viewed globally, the life of forms shows the same tendency to complexification for natural forms and for geometric forms resulting from mathematics or art, with a clear acceleration for the latter in modern times. Since the beginning of the 20th century, geometric advances (non-Euclidean geometries, catastrophe theory, algorithmic geometry, fractal theory) have inspired artists, particularly those of geometric abstraction through all its avatars – from suprematism to digital art, via optical art, kinetic art, conceptual art and minimalism. This article addresses the "life of forms" in multiple ways: the respective status of form and formation in nature, the arts and the sciences; the role of time and movement in the perception of forms; the difficulty of the idea of form, at extreme dimensional scales; the relevance of the notions of edge and content as determining criteria of mathematical or artistic forms; the limits of the geometric approach to the knowledge of forms. Finally, the hypothesis will be put forward of a life of forms that goes beyond geometry and requires a sensory or spiritual approach. 

Éditeur : ISTE OpenScience