Below you’ll find some examples of artwork that clearly are inspired by scientific concepts . Although it might seem that it is artists who add scientific concepts to their repertoire, there are certain cases where scientists were inspired by artists / artistic concepts/artworks . In a time where most definitions (hence boundaries) are melting into air , works that explore boundaries between disciplines are highly interesting.
I’ll begin with Eduardo Kac ( the GFP bunny guy) , who’s recognized for his interactive net installations and his bio-art . Below is one of his latest works a genetically-engineered flower (“Edunia” ) , that is a hybrid of Kac and Petunia. Excerpt from Kac’s website :
“The Edunia expresses Kac’s DNA exclusively the red veins of the flower. The gene Kac selected is responsible for the identification of foreign bodies. In this work, it is precisely that which identifies and rejects the other that the artist integrates into the other, thus creating a new kind of self that is partially flower and partially human.”
The main title of the work is “natural history of enigma” you can get more info here.
a flower that carries eduordo kac genes
I believe we should be able to answer some questions such as :
“what makes this art? ( or bio-art ) ?”
“what makes this interesting?”
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