The result of that is much more formally organic shapes not using off-the-shelf materials or components".
As Kries and his colleagues began to plan this exhibition, he said, they asked themselves, "Why, over the past decade, have contemporary architecture and design begun to look more and more like the organic shapes and polygons that Steiner developed?
Indeed, one could argue that major Sutherland paintings, such as Gorse on Sea Wall (1939) or Green Tree Form (1940), prefigure the classic Baconian composition: a twisted, tortured, organic shape set more-or-less centrally against bold opaque panels of colour.
He recommended changing the shape of the lake from Griffin's very geometric shapes to a much more organic one using a single dam, unlike Griffin's series of weirs.
Instead of using straight lines in Versum, Barri creates shapes and motion that are more organic and, as he says, wavy.
Maybe that's because Future is a cousin of Rico Wade, one of the founders of Organized Noize, the production camp that helped shape the sound of Atlanta hip-hop's more organic side, as reflected in Outkast and Goodie Mob.
An organic shape like this, against a really clean surface, looks more dramatic and like sculpture.
In a more traditional vein, Sylvia Goldberg's "Dalia" exploits the sensuous quality of alabaster in a complex organic shape that folds in on itself.
