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Stefanie Buerkle
Panorama Paris
2001
Inkjet print
31.5 x 78 inches |
Visionary Anatomies
January 15 through May 20, 2005
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Upstairs Gallery
For thousands of years, physicians and artists have worked side-by-side to document the mysteries of the human body. Skilled draftsmen recorded every detail of the anatomy, from the inner workings of the small intestines to the musculature of the human hand. In time, X-rays, angiograms, and other high-tech images supplanted artistic renderings. While we have a greater understanding of the body as a result of these innovations, we have abandoned a traditional art form that was once as important to scientific study as any mechanical invention.
In recent years, contemporary artists have renewed their interest in medical imagery—now a marriage of science and personal creativity. Visionary Anatomies brings together 18 works by 11 artists whose art incorporates anatomical images and concepts. In media ranging from painting and drawing to photography and mixed media, these artists combine allusions of the scientific understanding of the human body with more subtle aspects of human expression.
Artists represented in the exhibition include: Frederick Sommer, Stefanie Burkle, Katherin Du Tiel, Tatiana Garmendia, Predrag Pajdic, Connie Imboden, Joy Garnett, Richard Yarde, Katherine Sherwood, Mike and Doug Starn, and Keith Miller, Janine Fron, Jack Ludden, Ellen Sandor, all of (art)n, with Jim Strommer of UCLA's School of Medicine.
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