Category Archives: Artists & Art

I assume it’s a rhetorical question

Posted on March 22, 2007 by cicada

“Biology and Art: Two Worlds or One?” (April 14 at NYAS) The best part is that Wim Delvoye, creator of the Cloaca Project, will be there. Enough said. Cloaca Project Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon Wim Delvoye, 2003 Via Adventures in … Continue reading →

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Bilingual birds

Posted on March 20, 2007 by cicada

Red Breasted Nuthatch – Desire oil and mixed media on panel Caroline James, 2006 One bird species learns another’s lingo (MSNBC.com) When we lived in the woods, we had our own flock of nuthatches. They were our favorite birds. The … Continue reading →

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Pollution kills, but art’s the crime

Posted on March 19, 2007 by cicada

Ossario Sao Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Orion This graffiti was created in reverse – by cleaning grimy city surfaces. It’s sort of a lift-and-scrub technique in which the dark areas are old, crusted pollutants. Authorities didn’t know how to charge the … Continue reading →

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Looking to Remember

Posted on March 18, 2007 by cicada

Cognitive Daily: Artists look different Cognitive Daily alerts us to a study quantifying the different visual scanning techniques used by artists and non-artists. Here’s a figure from the study, tracking eye movements in yellow: The trained artist (right) looks at … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Fossils

Posted on March 13, 2007 by cicada

Struthiomimus and Tulip oil on panel David Dodge Lewis, Evolution Series A series of still life paintings playing on the relationship between fossils and modern organisms, and featuring especially well-rendered flowers. The show opens March 28 at the Atkinson Museum, … Continue reading →

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Art at AAAS: Science and Spirituality

Posted on March 8, 2007 by cicada

Some Nights hemlock, acrylic, and crayon Charlie Brouwer AAAS News Release This is beyond ironic. I walked right past this exhibit inside the AAAS (American Association for the Advancment of Science) headquarters in DC this afternoon. I didn’t even know … Continue reading →

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Particle art

Posted on March 5, 2007 by cicada

In Search of Meaning #5; In Search of Meaning #1 Acrylic Lylie Fisher Like art, particle physics deals with the invisible. One portrays emotional and spiritual experiences; the other studies unseen matter and energy. Science is the voice of the … Continue reading →

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Oops! (recent animal-themed art)

Posted on March 3, 2007 by cicada

Electron Micrograph Volker Steger Oops! Poor invertebrates. Volker Steger’s Insects-Meet-Windshield Micrographs (via Boing Boing). Check out Steger’s entire website of photography (lots of science!) here. I was so impressed, I ordered his book, Buzz. Two more interesting links: The Scientist … Continue reading →

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Not Pleistocene, Not a Skeleton

Posted on March 2, 2007 by cicada

Pleistocene Skeleton Steel, wax, marble dust, and acrylic Nancy Graves, 1970 Smithsonian Museum of American Art Last fall I visited the newly renovated Smithsonian Museum of American Art. One of my favorite pieces was this sculpture by Nancy Graves. It’s … Continue reading →

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Amazing, Rare Things; Amazing, Rare Man

Posted on February 28, 2007 by cicada

Common or ‘spectacled’ caiman and South American false coral snake Maria Sibylla Merian, c.1705-10 The Royal Collection: Amazing Rare Things There is a common denominator that links all these artists. It is the profound joy that all feel who observe … Continue reading →

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