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Warped surface

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(Geom.) a surface generated by a straight line moving so that no two of its consecutive positions shall be in the same plane.
- Davies & Peck.

See also: Warp



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An accessory designed to automatically and accurately cut parts from materials with irregular or warped surfaces, without the need for special programming, the Terrain Follower attaches directly to the motorized Z-axis of JetMachining Centers manufactured by Omax Corp.
Thus borrowable by the same characters who equally calmly borrowed pediments and capitals from history and who nowadays find themselves lifting little bits of warped surface from the digital world--all to be draped around the predictable shed-and-corridor.
There are softer, more traditionally atmospheric kinds of experience on offer in Schlesinger's recent work as well--particularly in those pieces in which unstretched canvas has been stiffened through being impregnated with acrylic, creating oddly warped surfaces that float freely before the wall (Red Rovin', 2003, Blue Jean Baby, 2003).
 
 
 
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