Terminology

Leonardo,Vol. 12 p. 155. Pergamon Press Ltd. 1979. Printed in Great Britain. TERMINOLOGY The terms defined below were selected from artists’ Articles and Notes published in the previous issue of Leonardo. Each definition is followed by an indication of the volume and page of Leonardo on which the term first appears. The terms were not found in the art dictionaries among the dictionaries listed in Lponardo 12, 65 (1979)or they 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, from mathematics and from technology. Numbers in brackets, e.g. [ I I , 171, refer to the dictionaries mentioned above. The definitions are not presumed to be unassailable. The editors would, therefore, welcome the comments of readers on the definitions presented. 933. Biome (in visual art)-Term coined by R. Kostynuik for an artwork that reflects part of the contemporary ecological dilemmas by combining referencesto technology and nature. (12, 45) (cf. Term 934: Go-Eiome and Term 938: Techno-Eiome below) 934. Eco-Biome (in visual art)-Term coined by R. Kostyniuk for the ecological aspect treated in a ‘Biome’.In one of his works, the ‘Eco-Biome’ is a Plexiglas hemisphere containing preserved sea life and bleached animal bones. (12,45) (cf. Term 933: Bionw. above, and Term 938: Techno-Eiome, below) 935. FORTRAN (in computer technology)-An algebraic and logical language for programming a computer. (12,40; [181) 936. Hyperform (in visualart)-Term coined by 1. Koman to designate an artform made by twisting a strip of material of particular dimensions and gluing its two ends. (12, 3) 937. I-beam (in buildingconstruction)-A metal beam that is I-shaped in cross section. (12.9; [ 181) 938. Techno-Biome (in visual art)-Term coined by R. Kostyniuk for the technological aspect treated in a ‘Biome’. In one of his works, the ‘Techno-Biome’is a Plexiglas hemisphere containing an arrangement that provides colored light for the display. 12,45) (cf.Term 934 Eco-Eiome,above, and Term 933: Eiorne.above) 155 ...