This dating is based largely on its dissimilarities to earlier formalistic Olmec sculptures. The dissent was somewhat formalistic in its objections to the majority finding. Uta-awase motivated the refinement of waka technique but also made waka formalistic and artificial. The final fugue, Shostakovich felt, was a risk since fugues were considered formalistic. The yeshivot were always busy teaching, but their output was very formalistic. Clement Greenberg supported Pollock's work on formalistic grounds. "Rain" closely adheres to this prioritization of a film's formalistic qualities. Formalistic solutions are based on Euclid's algorithm applied to the Diophantine coefficients. His work was therefore occasionally criticized as formalistic. He was also very conscientious, and his pieces are all very formalistic and work-extensive. B.S.C. Clark accredits Fraker as an influence for hard lighting and formalistic production design. It was drawn in an original "formalistic" manner with a heavy Gothic influence. Korean calligraphy became increasingly formalistic in the years that followed.