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.

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Meanings

nounentopic graphomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartA 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
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