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Beyond the Classroom: Beyond the Classroom: Communicating Science Communicating Science
Marcia J. RudyApril 29, 2009
Communicating Science Communicating Science Through Art Through Art
Scientists/artists/mathematicians have been inspired by science:patterns, symmetries, fractals, the chaotic wildness of nature, the universe, living things and science phenomena
DaVinci’s drawings, Bohr’s atom, Galileo’s phases of the moon, Newton’s rainbow, Darwin’s plants & animals, Audubon’s birds, Bentley’s snow crystals
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Science and Art TodayScience and Art Today
Illustrations, paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs of objects from the natural and built world, multi-media, science/art craft projects
Museum ExperiencesMuseum Experiences
Exhibits Passive viewing of exhibits
Interacting with exhibits
Programs, Classes
Science/Art Exhibits at Science/Art Exhibits at MuseumsMuseums
Exhibits combine conceptual, visual and tactile experiences
Gerald Marks, Gerald Marks, Artist-in-Residence, Artist-in-Residence, Exploratorium – Exploratorium – Professor Pulfrich’s UniverseProfessor Pulfrich’s Universe
Ned Kahn, Ned Kahn, artist who replicates the forms artist who replicates the forms
and forces of natureand forces of nature – – Temple of the WhirlwindTemple of the Whirlwind
Ned Kahn, artist; Ned Kahn, artist; Braided StreamBraided Stream, , Connections exhibit New York Hall of ScienceConnections exhibit New York Hall of Science
Ross Lewis, artistRoss Lewis, artistRotosphereRotosphere, , New York Hall of ScienceNew York Hall of Science
Kyle Dries, artist Kyle Dries, artist Ropes and PulleysRopes and Pulleys, network of energy , network of energy exchange, Connections exhibition, NYHoS exchange, Connections exhibition, NYHoS
Science VisualizationsScience Visualizations
New tools of technology: microscopes, telescopes, cameras, electronic digital techniques
Viewing the micro and macro – molecular and nanotechnology world
Artists and Scientists Artists and Scientists Collaborations Enhance Collaborations Enhance Science CommunicationScience CommunicationVisual Imagery helps to teach science, ask questions, communicate what’s going on in the image – experience science process
Felice Frankel, Felice Frankel, chemist, photographer, chemist, photographer,
Envisioning ScienceEnvisioning Science Ferrofluid Ferrofluid
Felice Frankel, Felice Frankel, chemist/ photographer chemist/ photographer
Nanotubes Nanotubes (No Small Matter-nanoscience)(No Small Matter-nanoscience)
Dee Breger Dee Breger photomicrographerphotomicrographerVelcro (based on thistle burrs) hook&loopVelcro (based on thistle burrs) hook&loop
Dee Breger, director microscopy Dee Breger, director microscopy Hudson River, diatom 2Hudson River, diatom 2
Eric Heller, Eric Heller, physicist, chemist, artistphysicist, chemist, artistExponentialExponential
Eric Heller, Eric Heller, physicist, chemist physicist, chemist Barbershop – Barbershop – sound of quartetsound of quartet
Eric Heller, Eric Heller, physicist, chemistphysicist, chemist
PyramidPyramid – perfect crystal 3D – perfect crystal 3D
Science Imaging: Science Imaging: Competitions of Scientific Competitions of Scientific AchievementsAchievementsCorporations and Organizations - Nikon, Olympus, NSF/Science
Universities - Princeton University, University of Colorado, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Stringer, Michael Stringer, marine diatoms marine diatoms Nikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008
Paul MarshallPaul Marshall carbon nanotubes carbon nanotubesNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008
Charles Kazilek, Charles Kazilek, Japanese paper fibersJapanese paper fibersNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008
David Walker, compact disc caseDavid Walker, compact disc caseNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008
Albert Tousson, Albert Tousson, lily of the valley, 1300xlily of the valley, 1300xNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008
Nikon Small World 2008
Klaus Bolte, Klaus Bolte, micro leaf beetlemicro leaf beetle, 40x, 40xNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008
Donald Anthony, Donald Anthony, citric acidcitric acid, , 2004 2004 Images from Science 2008 – RITImages from Science 2008 – RIT
Ted Kinsman, Ted Kinsman, x-ray of two lizardsx-ray of two lizardsImages from Science, RIT 2008Images from Science, RIT 2008
Prof. SK Hart, Prof. SK Hart, Materials Research Soc.Materials Research Soc.Silicon oxide nanowiresSilicon oxide nanowires
Digital art exhibits and Digital art exhibits and projects projects Art & Science Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)(ASCI)
CollaborationsScientists/ArtistsScientist Artists
Scientists/Artists/Technologists
Mark Fischer, artist, acousticianMark Fischer, artist, acousticianaguasonic, mandala from birdsaguasonic, mandala from birds
Brad Smith, Brad Smith, artist, director biomedical artist, director biomedical visualization; visualization; Antecedent,Antecedent, a bio totem from a bio totem from human embryo MRI data human embryo MRI data
Katherine Kollins, Katherine Kollins, neuroscientist, artist, neuroscientist, artist, photographer; Biomimicry, Digital’08 ASCIphotographer; Biomimicry, Digital’08 ASCI
Anna Hill, Anna Hill, artist, Space Synapse systems, an artist, Space Synapse systems, an interactive sculpture for an orbiting spacecraft -interactive sculpture for an orbiting spacecraft -sensors used in space suits with real time images sensors used in space suits with real time images
Agnes Denes, Agnes Denes, ecological/environmental ecological/environmental artist; artist; Tree Mountain – A Living Time Capsule Tree Mountain – A Living Time Capsule 1992-96, double helix, 11,000 trees, Finland1992-96, double helix, 11,000 trees, Finland
Jonathan Feldschuh, physicist, Jonathan Feldschuh, physicist, Large Hadron Collider #6, 2008 – paintingLarge Hadron Collider #6, 2008 – painting
Ted Siler, Ted Siler, artist/author/educatorartist/author/educator
fractal reactor: fractal reactor: Geometry for Plasma Geometry for Plasma
FusionFusion
Julian Voss-Andreae, sculptor, 12 KcsA, potassium channel ion sculpture
Nobel laureate Rod MacKinnon commissioned artwork to explain how a class of proteins helps to generate nerve impulses
Eva Lee, artistEva Lee, artistDiscrete Terrain: Windows on Five Emotions – Discrete Terrain: Windows on Five Emotions – view inner world of 5 emotions (EEG of 12 people)view inner world of 5 emotions (EEG of 12 people)
Sam Bowser, Sam Bowser, polar biologist and polar biologist and
Claire BeynonClaire Beynon, artist; , artist; foraminiferaforaminifera
Science and Art intersect Science and Art intersect and communicate science and communicate science
process and inquiryprocess and inquiry
Museums – natural history, science/technology, art and children’s museums (Chemistry and Physics of Light and Color, Conservation)
Science and the Arts – series for the public (CUNY)
Science and Art Symposia – New York Academy of Sciences, Art & Science Collaborations, Inc., National Academy of Sciences