“Viruses have no color as they are smaller than the wavelength of light,” says Jerram, in an email. “So the artworks are created as alternative representations of viruses to the artificially colored imagery we receive through the media.” Jerram and Davidson create sketches, which they then take to the glassblowers, to see whether the intricate structures of the diseases can be
replicated in glass, at approximately one million times their original size.
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posted by heyho
on Feb 8, 2013 -
26 comments
In the early 1980s,
Roni Horn travelled to Iceland and lived alone for a few months in the (
supposedly haunted) lighthouse at Dyrhólaey. While there, she made rocky, earthy drawings. They formed the first volume of a currently incomplete, abstract
encyclopedia of the country [flash navigation] which has now progressed to include beautiful photographs of
hot pools, glaciers, lava and rivers. A river's surface has appeared in different guises within a university. She has even made
a library of water in
a little Icelandic town. However, those currently in or near London can visit
an exhibition in Tate Modern.
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posted by paperpete
on Apr 4, 2009 -
7 comments
Mille Fiori by Chihuly - a sweeping glassworks art installation marks the opening of the new Tacoma museum building.
Dale Chihuly, one of the great masters of our time, also has an exhibit in
Hamilton, NJ through July. Not content with stunning
windows,
walls and
chandeliers, Chihuly creates
towers,
gardens,
ceilings, and
more, often weaving his work within
natural elements to create fantasy
waterscapes and
landscapes. - more -
posted by madamjujujive
on Apr 26, 2003 -
12 comments
