TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Geometry and the life of forms 
AU  - Ruth Scheps 
AB  - 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. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2020.0498 
JF  - Art and Science 
KW  - Geometry,  form,  morphogenesis,  mathematics,  fractality,  Digital,  geometrical abstraction,  universe, Géométrie,  forme,  morphogenèse,  mathématiques,  fractalité,  numérique,  abstraction géométrique,  univers,  
L1  - http://openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_artsci20v4n2_5.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2020/04/3 
SN  - 2515-8767 
TT  - La géométrie et la vie des formes 
UR  - http://openscience.fr/Geometry-and-the-life-of-forms 
IS  - Issue 2</br> 
VL  - 4 
ER  -