architectonic

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But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

"A monumental architectonic work, with dimensions comparable to those of the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.," wrote the New Yorker in 2016.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2022

This architectonic quality makes them compatible with the work of the venue’s other current featured artist, Jean Sausele-Knodt, whose 3D wall sculptures have been reviewed in this column previously.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

Standing by itself, it would come across as simply architectonic.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

The age of the epos is followed by that of the epopee: short spontaneous effusions prepare the way, and furnish materials for the architectonic genius of the poet.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various