Not exact matches
Well, from a mathematical point of view,
kiki and the spiky
shape both have «sharp» components that are not so pronounced in bouba; similar sharp components are present in the tongue and hand motions needed to make the
kiki sound or draw the
kiki picture.
In 2001, V. S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard of the University of California at San Diego, asked adults to ascribe «
kiki» and «bouba» to a spiky and a rounded
shape.
Some, as hinted by titles such as
KIKI (1998), display interesting repetition and symmetry in both color and
shape.
TIME 100: The People Who
Shape Our World
KIKI SMITH Delighting in the Debased By CHUCK CLOSE Thursday, May 4, 2006 In the face of an era (now more than 25 years in duration) dominated by appropriation over invention and innovation, what are we to make of the career of
Kiki Smith?