Category Archives: Artists & Art

Beaded Bacteriophages

Posted on October 11, 2007 by cicada

Microviridae: bacteriophage φX174 Bugle beads, seed beads, Czech crystals Holly Wichman This sculpture made of purple and clear glass beads depicts bacteriophage φX174, a virus that infects bacteria. It rests on a surface that portrays an adaptive landscape, a conceptual … Continue reading →

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The industrial body

Posted on October 8, 2007 by cicada

Der mensch gesund und krank, menschenkunde 1940 . . . . Vol. 2 Zürich-Leipzig, 1939. Relief halftone. National Library of Medicine Fritz Kahn Street Anatomy recently posted a selection of industrial-influenced anatomical art by Fritz Kahn. How I wish the publishers … Continue reading →

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I know you are, but what am I?

Posted on October 3, 2007 by cicada

New from Made with Molecules artist Raven Hanna, creator of the serotonin necklace: protein jewelry! This is incredibly clever, because the single-letter protein code is a language most biologists speak. You stand a pretty good chance of running into a … Continue reading →

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Fever dreams

Posted on October 1, 2007 by cicada

The Sower Robert Parkeharrison Have you ever encountered an artist whose work seems so familiar, you feel as if he or she has ensnared your memories? I had that feeling when I first saw Robert Parkeharrison’s

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Like a rainbow hole in your head

Posted on September 29, 2007 by cicada

What lies behind our nose? photography (CT scan rendering) Kai-hung Fung, 2007 The 2007 Science Visualization Challenge winners have been announced. I love the two (tied) first place winners; although they are both photography, they look like watercolor. Above is … Continue reading →

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Technology’s ghost

Posted on September 27, 2007 by cicada

New York Movie Edward Hopper, 1939 The Museum of Modern Art, New York I went to the National Gallery’s Hopper exhibit last weekend – it was crowded, hot, and really long. I had no idea so many Hoppers could be … Continue reading →

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Too too solid flesh?

Posted on September 26, 2007 by cicada

La Belle Rosina (Two Young Girls) Antoine Wiertz, 1847 Morbid Anatomy has some excellent posts lately – if it’s not on your blogroll already, you should go investigate! I was particularly taken with this painting. I suppose it’s memento mori, … Continue reading →

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Dustin Yellin

Posted on September 23, 2007 by cicada

Pecoxus Ferexus ink and resin Dustin Yellin , 2006 Resin blocks are commonly used to preserve medical specimens so they can be viewed from all angles without the prgressive fragmentation of a specimen suspended in solution. But in artist Dustin … Continue reading →

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Goggles, Wings and Zeppelins

Posted on September 20, 2007 by cicada

Zeppelin Digital Mikel Robinson, 2007 Candles and Ghosts (blog); Galerie de Illuminata (etsy) I’ve always loved antique patinas, rusty found objects, and vintage photographs, but these days it seems like EVERYONE has joined the mixed media bandwagon. Suddenly we’re saturated … Continue reading →

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Darwin for Kids

Posted on September 16, 2007 by cicada

Author and illustrator Peter Sis has written a beautiful book called The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin which follows Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle and re-creates the naturalist’s travel-stained maps and notebooks. The book was released in 2003, and got … Continue reading →

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