Week 7 - Neurosci and Art - Flora Huo

 

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    The combination of neuroscience and art reminds me of Dr. Dunn. Greg Dunn received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 and is now a full-time artist living in Philadelphia. During his Ph.D. studies, Dr.Dunn began to take a hard look at the distinctive artistic beauty of neurons in the brain. He found that after the brain tissue or nerve cells are dyed, they can often produce a unique aesthetic full of Zen-like oriental art. Dunn has always admired oriental art, especially the Chinese and Japanese ink painting style that outlines the essence of things with simple and elegant lines, which is his most fascinated artistic realm. Greg Dunn was fascinated by the artistic discoveries of his research career, which led him to a major turning point in his life - becoming a professional neuron painter, translating his knowledge of neuroscience. The love and yearning for oriental art are perfectly combined to illustrate the artistic charm of neuroscience through ink painting.

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    Through his artwork, Greg Dunn tirelessly explores the interconnectedness between science and art. He once said that science and art are his two most obsessive fields, and he hopes to prove that science and art complement each other through his own efforts. 
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/history-of-science-and-technology-including-fossils-minerals-and-meteorites/dr-greg-dunn-in-collaboration-with-dr-brian-3

Although Dr. Dunn eventually gave up his research career and established his own art studio, all his accumulation during his time in the laboratory has all turned into inspiration and materials for his paper. Dunn also had a knack for painting on gold leaf. This unique skill, thanks to his solid knowledge of chemistry and physics, enables him to precisely control the color and reflection on the gold leaf, and complete the very exquisite gold leaf ink painting. His works are fascinating to look at.



References

Brain and Neuroscience Fine Art Paintings. GREG DUNN NEURO ART. (2021, September 17). Retrieved May 12, 2022, from https://www.gregadunn.com/

Drone.tv. (2017, August 29). Greg Dunn. Med in Art. Retrieved May 12, 2022, from https://medinart.eu/works/greg-dunn/

Reviews & features the Neuroscience of Art - Neuroestetica. (n.d.). Retrieved May 12, 2022, from http://www.neuroestetica.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Mengfei_Huang_The-Neuroscience-of-Art.pdf

Solso, R. L. (2000, August 1). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Art: A preliminary fmri observation. Latest TOC RSS. Retrieved May 12, 2022, from https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jcs/2000/00000007/f0020008/1043

Hyman, J. (2010). Art and Neuroscience. In: Frigg, R., Hunter, M. (eds) Beyond Mimesis and Convention. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 262. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3851-7_11

Comments

  1. Yuting GaoMay 15, 2022 at 1:57 PM

    Hi Flora,
    Great post! I like how you pulled out the example of how Greg Dunn explored the connection between art and science, it really expanded my knowledge of them. I think that whether the same object gives a material or artistic view really depends on our perspective of observation. For example, a slice of the brain will give you a very material look, but the neural network of the brain will give a very artistic look, like in the set of photos you provided, where we can deeply appreciate the artistic feel of the brain.

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