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entopic graphomania

entopic graphomania noun: a surrealist method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots.

Noun

entopic graphomania (uncountable)

  1. A surrealist method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots.
    • In the case of entopic graphomania, the artist was to discover the impurities on a piece of paper, place dots on the impurities, and draw connections between the dots. This was considered an automatic drawing […]2013, Whitney Sherman, Playing with Sketches: 50 Creative Exercises for Designers and Artists

Questions about entopic graphomania

What does entopic graphomania mean?
Entopic graphomania means a surrealist method in which dots are made at the sites of impurities in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots.
What part of speech is entopic graphomania?
Entopic graphomania is a noun.

Words near entopic graphomania in the dictionary

  1. entophyte
  2. entophytes
  3. entophytic
  4. entophytous
  5. entopic
  6. entopic graphomania
  7. entoplasm
  8. entoplastic
  9. entoplastra
  10. entoplastral
  11. entoplastron

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