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Form And Meaning: The Conventionalization Of The Leaf Ornament, Kresten Jespersen
Form And Meaning: The Conventionalization Of The Leaf Ornament, Kresten Jespersen
Kresten Jespersen
As did Owen Jones, Bloomer argues for a modern style of ornament to decorate a modern architecture. Based on formal laws rather than theories of classical or naturalistic imitation, conventionalization can be seen as being explicitly modern. Moreover, deriving from the work of ornament, these laws are dependent on intrinsic rather than extrinsic principles.