Another episode from Discovery Channel’s NextWorld series.
Confining the human form
January 30, 2011For centuries the human body has been a focal subject in art. It has been used for religious connotation, for evoking emotion, and for defining its sensual purpose. But has it ever been used to represent the space in which it exists in?
Brian Biedul, a Colorado born artist, does exactly this: using the human body to represent the architectural element of space. In his Spaces collection he includes a three part series of rectangles, squares, and cubes, using the human body to define each.
Rectangle 1, oil on canvas
Rectangle 6, oil on canvas
More on Brian Biedul’s work.
Forces
January 28, 2011A beautifully choreographed dance performance by Jamel Gaines and the Creative Outlet Theatre of Brooklyn.
A State of the Art Medium
April 24, 2010Dr. Kai-hung Fung, a radiologist at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Hong Kong, uses a new medium to depict the human body as an art form: computed tomography (CT) scans. His works consists of digitalized manipulated CT scans from former patients.
This scan titled “What Lies Behind Our Nose” was tied for first place in the 2007 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The image is of a 33-year old women who was diagnosed with thyroid disease. Dr. Fung explains why he chose her for the scan: “[she had] a very straight nasal septum and wavy maxillary sinuses; … the anatomy was exceptionally beautiful.”
“Network” is a transverse image of one of his patient’s head. The digitalized image displays the complex vascular networks of the brain (in dark blue).
“Nose From the Inside” shows the left nostril (dark spaces), the nasal septum (on the right) and its bony structure (in red).
Using medical diagnostic techniques for the sake of art is nothing new. Artists Satre Stuelke and Nick Veasey also utilize this innovative method.
Take me to Brain Island
February 6, 2010Brainland? Can it be true?
Sadly, it is only a 3-D terrain construction done by Unit Seven Practical Aesthetics (a New Zealand group). Nevertheless, cleverly constructed and quite entertaining to navigate.
The English Surgeon
April 30, 2009I came across this film a while back when it had won Best Int’l Feature Documentary at the HotDocs Festival in 2008. The film is now set to broadcast in the States on September 8, 2009 on PBS. An amazing and truly honest documentary capable of demystifying the field of neurosurgery. More about the film.
we play endlessly
March 27, 2009A great clip filmed by La Blogotheque of Sigur Ros performing “við spilum endalaust” acoustic in paris last year.
Entropy at its best
March 24, 2009Wired Science’s top picks for amazing biology videos and time-lapse videos of nature.
Also, a really rotten video.
Valerio Carrubba
March 12, 2009Milan-based hyperrealist Varlerio Carrubba truly exemplifies the art of science. His Dali inspired pieces show his capability of mastering the art of detail and precision. His works depict the human body quite accurately, while using a double painting technique to illustrate the vividness and serenity of his patients.
More exhilarating works by Carrubba and other artists at the Pianissimo Gallery.
