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Leonurh, Vol. 2, pp. 199-200. PergamonPress 1969. Printedin Great Britain TERMINOLOGY-T€RMINOLOGI€ The terms defined below were selected from articles and notes written by artists in the previous number ofLeonardo (cf. Ref. 13 below). The terms cannot be found in the art dictionariesconsulted or are used in a new sense. Some are terms that have been carried over into the field of art from the natural and social sciences and from technology. The definitionsare not presumedto be unassailable. The Editorswould thereforewelcomethe comments of readers on the definitionspresented. The following referenceshave been consulted: Les termes dkfinis ci-dessous sont extraits des articles et des notes ecrits par des artistes dans le numkro preckdent de Leonurdo (cf. infra Ref. 13). Ces termes ne figurent pas dans les dictionnaires d’art ci-dessous ou sont utilisks dans une nouvelle acception. Certains,quiproviennentduvocabulaire des sciences naturelles, des sciences exactes, des sciences humaines et de la technologie, ont ktk introduits dans celui de l’art. Ces definitions ne pretendent pas &re inattaquables. La Redaction serait donc heureuse de recevoir les commentaires des lecteurs B leur sujet. Les ouvrages de reference suivants ont tt6 consultes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. The Adeline Art Dictionary. Jules Adeline, Frederick Ungar, New York, 1967. TheBasic Dictionary of Science. Ed. E. C. Graham, Macmillan,New York, 1965. Britannica World Language Dictionary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago, 1962. A Dictionary of Art and Artists. Peter and Linda Murray, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1959. A Dictionary of Art Terms. Reginald G. Hagger, Hawthorn Books, New York, 1962. Dictionary of the Arts. Martin L. Wolf, Philosophical Library, New York, 1951. Dictionnaire de la peinture abstraite. Michel Seuphor, Fernand Hazan, Paris, 1957. Dictionnairede lapeinture moderne. Fernand Hazan, Paris, 1954. Dictionnaire polyglotte des termes d’art et archdologie. Louis Rhu, Presses Universitairesde France, Paris, 1953. Glossary of Modern Art. John O’Dwyer and Raymond Le Mage, The PhilosophicalLibrary , New York. The Harper Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. James R. Newman, Harper and Row, New York, 1963. Lmousse Universel. LibrairieLarousse, Paris, 1967. Leonardo, International Journal of the ContemporaryArtist, 2, No. 1,Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1969. Mathematics Dictionary. Third Edition, James and James, D. Van Nostrand, Princeton, 1968. Pergamon Dictionary of Art. John FitzMaurice Mills, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1965. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Third Edition Revised with Addenda, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1965. Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. G. & C. Merriam, Springfield, Mass., 1967. 1 . Assemblagc+A form of art made of a collection of ‘found’ objects, i.e. parts not specifically prepared for the work, including collage, montage, relief techniques, etc. ([13] p. 40; cf. W. C. Seitz, The Art of Assemblage (New York: Museum of Modem Art, 1965)). 1 . Assemblage-Forme d’art qui consiste A rbunir un certain nombre d’objets ‘trouvks’, c’est A dire d’objets qui ne sont pas prkvus seialement pour cela. Les pro&es de collage, de montage, les techniques de relief, etc. peuvent &re utilises il cet effet. ([13] p. 40; cf. W.C. Seitz, The Art of Assemblage (New York: Museum of Modem Art, 1965)). 200 Terminology-Terminologie 2. Cyber-A programmed kinetic construction incorporating electriclight, sound, smell and smoke effects devised by the Russian ‘Movement’ Group for installation in their Cybertheater. ([13] p. 61) (cf. Cybertheater, below) 3. Cybertheater-A large park-like area designed to produce an environment of aesthetic fantasy demonstrating relationships between man and machines. Spectators follow designated paths through and around giant Cybers, water pools, pyrotechnic displays, etc. ([13]p. 61) (cf. Cyber, above) 4. Dkcollage-A type of collage in which numerous layers of paper, newspaper, posters, etc. are pasted on a surface and a picture is made by removing layers by tearing. ([13] p. 35) 5. Picture-object-A term coined by CtsarDomela for his reliefs in which he superimposes forms made from wood, brass, copper, etc. on a painted framed area. ([I31p. 29) 6. Picture-relief-(cf. Picture-object, above) 7 . Torn-poster art-A form of art using accidentally or purposefully torn superposed posters as found on hoardings or billboards or as arranged in a studio. ([131p. 33) (cf. Dkollage, above) 8. Transcendental art-A term used by Ctsar Domela...