Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Attribution of animal characteristics or qualities to a god.
- noun Use of animal forms in symbolism, literature, or graphic representation.
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- noun The representation of
gods asanimals or the attributing of animalcharacteristics to gods. - noun art, literature The use of animal
figures in art and design or of animalsymbols in literature. - noun The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god
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Examples
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Lam explored zoomorphism, like his contemporaries Arshile Gorky and Matta, but he almost never ventured into pure abstraction.
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Biomorphism connects with anthropomorphism, zoomorphism, Casa Milà, Surrealism, the grotesque, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Isamu Noguchi, Carlo Mollino, Luigi Colani in the visual realm and with literary tropes in the work of H. P. Lovecraft and Lautréamont; and provides a potent antidote to sexless modernism.
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Biomorphism connects with anthropomorphism, zoomorphism, Casa Milà, Surrealism, the grotesque, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Isamu Noguchi, Carlo Mollino, Luigi Colani in the visual realm and with literary tropes in the work of H. P. Lovecraft and Lautréamont; and provides a potent antidote to sexless modernism.
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Medieval popular almanacs, learned treatises, texts and images from the ancient East jostle with a treasure trove of photographs on every subject from astrolabes to zoomorphism.
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It is my contention that AI, and particularly robotics, exploits natural human zoomorphism.
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"This approach of zoomorphism exists in every culture and has cultural specifics.
unknown title 2009
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Kotek says: "The fourth motif - zoomorphism - is a very common theme throughout the world.
unknown title 2009
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"This approach of zoomorphism exists in every culture and has cultural specifics.
unknown title 2009
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Kotek says: "The fourth motif - zoomorphism - is a very common theme throughout the world.
unknown title 2009
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"This approach of zoomorphism exists in every culture and has cultural specifics.
unknown title 2009
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