Chromosomal Painting. Kirkland Arts Center.
Kirkland, WA. May 25-July 6, 2012.
Greetings, Everyone!
Thanks for those of you in attendance at today’s interesting class on eugenics and medical genetics with Gerri Ondrizek. Her artwork around this topic is quite fascinating and the discussion was interesting. Visit Gerri’s website so that you can learn more about her work and research interests: http://academic.reed.edu/art/faculty/ondrizek/
Sound of Cells Dividing (2008–2009). The paper replicates a cell membrane. It has the feel of skin, suggesting the human body, but here the paper membrane is stretched dry over the bones of an aluminum structure. The screen is designed to engage the viewer to physically enter the cell replica and experience its gastrulation firsthand. The screen surrounds Cellular (2009), depicting a multiple-cell embryo.
A note that UO Blogs was down for a few hours recently so if you tried to access it or post journals, this may have been a challenge. Try again as the server is working appropriately again.
Keep working on your exhibit development process in preparation for next Tuesday’s Creative Display 2 presentation. For the presentation, your project should be approximately 75% complete with final completion the Thursday of Week 10. This will be a more formal presentation that the first draft was. Be ready to talk specifically about the science you are examining, the work you are creating, and how the artist and science have inspired your personalized approach. See this page on our course site: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/resources/assignment-resources/creative-display-2/ Have your project at a stage where it is addressing all of these points.
You will also need to turn in Report 4, the draft of your final paper next week. This is scheduled to be due next Thursday rather than Tuesday. Go to https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/resources/assignment-resources/report-4/ to see questions that need to be addressed in this report and how you can outline this paper. Remember to cite your annotated bibliography sources as well as support from course readings.
Questions about UO Blogs and setting up widgets or other details within your site can be directed to Kelsey Lunsman at kdavis2@uoregon.edu
Upcoming Assignments overview:
* Journal Entry: How are you thinking like an artist in new ways? In what ways does Ondrizek’s work and the activity we did with her assist your thinking about your own project? (Journal #20)
*Finalize Creative Display 2 (draft of final creative project). Due Tuesday, March 3
*Finalize Report 4 (draft of final paper). Due Thursday, March 5.
A reminder that our course site is found at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/. The course schedule to track due dates/journaling assignments and such is at https://blogs.uoregon.edu/aad199artmeetsscience/course-schedule/
Enjoy your weekend!
We look forward to seeing the next phase of your projects.
Julie & Robert