Breadth #5
Anything is Possible
Art for TedX Installation
Create a piece for the TedX art installation in their exhibit hall. The theme is Anything is Possible
http://tedxmanhattanbeach.com/speakers/
Examine the intersection of ART & SCIENCE
http://tedxmanhattanbeach.com/speakers/
Examine the intersection of ART & SCIENCE
Atsushi Koyama
Although the meaning behind these oil paintings by Atsushi Koyama is somewhat ambiguous, it’s easy to appreciate the exactness of his paintbrush that colorfully and elegantly depicts mechanical diagrams mixed with anatomical illustrations. Born in Tokyo, Koyama holds both a BFA in art from Tama Art University and a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Tokyo University of Science, so it’s no surprise to see a confluence of both backgrounds in his artwork. You can see more paintings from the last few years over at Frantic Gallery. (via Dark Silence in Suburbia, Hayden’s Magazine)
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/12/mechanical-drawings-and-the-human-form-merge-in-oil-paintings-by-atsushi-koyama/
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/12/mechanical-drawings-and-the-human-form-merge-in-oil-paintings-by-atsushi-koyama/
Nathalie Miebach
Nathalie Miebach's colorful sculptures look like children’s toys gone awry, as if the designer inlcuded far too many twists and turns for a child to possibly follow. It would make sense that these twisted routes would throw one off course, as they are modeled from scientific data pulled from wind patterns, often from storms, gales or blizzards. Miebach translates this quantified data into physical forms that mimic the twirling motions of the invisible weather they aim to imitate.
Not only do her pieces serve as aesthetic objects, but readable sources of concrete data. “It is important for me that these pieces are actually very accurate because I want them to live in the science world as much as in the sculpture or craft world,” said Miebach. “I still want you to be able to read the weather off of these sculptures.”
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/03/nathalie-miebach-weather-sculptures
Not only do her pieces serve as aesthetic objects, but readable sources of concrete data. “It is important for me that these pieces are actually very accurate because I want them to live in the science world as much as in the sculpture or craft world,” said Miebach. “I still want you to be able to read the weather off of these sculptures.”
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/03/nathalie-miebach-weather-sculptures
Laura Jacobson
When I received a complete set of MRIs of my brain in 2011, it seemed like new terrain. Neuroscience became my entry into science, history, and culture, where I investigate a wide range of sources that speak to who we are, where we come from, and why we are the way we are. DNA, phytoplankton, diatoms, and neurons: not only do these molecules and cells code for physical expression, supply the oxygen we breathe, and give rise to thought, but I am drawn to their pattern and symmetry. Maps, schematics, music, and machines: these cultural sources elucidate how we read, analyze, and interpret.
My work explores this collision of biology and culture.
Stampings of industrial products into clay, both vessels and installations, are a metaphor for the imprint of technology onto human structures. My prints -- with neural mappings and multiple layers of data lost and accumulated -- underscore the cellular fragility of memory and mind.
My work explores this collision of biology and culture.
Stampings of industrial products into clay, both vessels and installations, are a metaphor for the imprint of technology onto human structures. My prints -- with neural mappings and multiple layers of data lost and accumulated -- underscore the cellular fragility of memory and mind.
http://laurajacobson.com/bio-scapes/imetsc9sunfcz28e2h8q2zjz0wzh11
http://www.wiedemannillustrations.com/invented_anatomy.html#