Brains Are Beautiful

Lots of links here. Under the photo there is a website where you can look through any section of brains with a large variety of neurological diseases and anomolies. The pictures have a very interesting aesthetic in themselves, but I was led to them because I have been listening to a series of Reith lectures that can be heard here. The intricacies and perfection of the modern brain are a beautiful example of the complexities that can result in the simplest of rules. There is so much we can do that we are completely unaware of, like see on our left as well as right sides. i feel pretty lucky. I also found a list of things that can go wrong here.

Jacqueline Donachie

Currently the artist in residence at Bellahouston Park, Im really interested in jacqueline Donachie's work which has worked alongside scientific areas. Im really interested in what separates art and science, or if they are actually the same thing working in different ways. theres an article under the photo.

David Harding and Brian Miller

Besides being the founder of the Environmental Art course, David Harding is interesting to me as the town artist in Glenrothes from 1968-1978. He held a similar job to Brian Miller (town artist in Cumbernauld), though there are some differences in the way they worked. they were both very interested in the role of the community in the creation of artworks. Im fascinated by the idea of having such a large space as a canvas for making art and the difference it makes to an art practice to be dealing with a fixed context for an extended period of time. each of the photos has a link to a related page for each artist.

Susumu Shingu

Susumu Shingu's work is really very beautiful, particularly for its simplicity. However the precision of balance of weights and shapes are what makes them so compelling. Even more than this though, Im excited by how his works find hidden and unused movement like air currents or water pressure to create the beautiful movement. Its made me want to rethink working with weights and finding and revealing other sources of motion.