Public Art Dedication on Loyola University Chicago Lake Shore Campus April 7, 2016

Biological Domains

Hunter Cole

14 oil paintings; LED lights

15’x13’

2016

 

Paintings making up the installation incorporate biological topics including: animal organ systems, plant development, stem cell research, neurology, cell and molecular biology, invasive species, malaria, bacteria, HIV, and evolutionary themes.

 

Public Art Dedication

Thurs., April 7, 2016,  5:00-7:30pm

Dedication Program at 5:30pm

 

Quinlan Life Sciences Center

1050 W. Sheridan Rd.

Chicago, IL 60660

Third Floor Atrium

Free and Open to the Public

http://www.BiologicalDomains.com

 

http://www.HunterCole.org

Photo Credit: Loyola University Chicago, Natalie Battaglia

Tender Anatomy, July 12 – August 17 at Packer Schopf Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, July 12th, 2013 5-8pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5:30pm
Free and Open to the Public

Packer Schopf Gallery 
942 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60607
www.packergallery.com


Sprouting vertebrae, multicolored intestines, and floating ribs appear in Tender Anatomy, a solo exhibition of works on paper by Chicago artist Vesna Jovanovic. On display at Packer Schopf Gallery in July/August 2013, this work evokes scientific illustration as Jovanovic combines spontaneous inkblots with delicate renderings of plants, human organs, and architectural forms.

Tender Anatomy straddles the line between fact and fiction, inviting the audience to reach beyond the physical body. Squirmy and intuitive, these drawings personify Jovanovic’s visceral responses to unfamiliar environments and experiences. In one instance, she describes how “the dry air, strong sunlight, smoke plumes, and various other environmental factors affected my body as I explored the high desert near Santa Fe.” The foundation of this beautifully layered work is spilled ink on paper, a material that generates unpredictable shapes reminiscent of human entrails.

With a background in science, Jovanovic worked in research laboratories early in her career. This is her first solo show with Packer Schopf Gallery.

Exhibit: Dissecting Art, Intersecting Anatomy

https://www.facebook.com/DissectingArtIntersectingAnatomy?fref=ts

Inner Cartography - this week!

INNER CARTOGRAPHY

A dance show choreographed by Megan Rhyme in collaboration with neuroscientist Miriam Sach, PhD

Produced by the Chicago Fringe Festival

Scientifically curious choreographer Megan Rhyme collaborates with neuroscientist Miriam Sach of University California-San Diego to present an evening length dance work about body mapping, a term used to describe the patterns of nerve cells in the brain’s motor cortex. The piece investigates how body mapping connects to the learning process, particularly through the concept of plasticity – the brain’s ability to change and adapt itself to new circumstances. Dancers become neurons and molecules, the stage transforms into the space inside the brain, and the process of learning becomes illuminated from the inside and out. Neuroscience is re-conceptualized as something that happens not just in a lab but exists inside us and is happening every moment.

Thursday September 2nd, 8:30pm

Saturday September 4th, 4pm

Sunday September 5th, 2:30pm

Chicago Arts District: Adelaide Stage, 1832 S Halsted

Suggested Donation $10

Tickets go on sale August 2nd. For tickets and further information, please visit:

http://www.rhymedance.com/

http://www.chicagofringe.org/

Artists at Work Forum: Studio as Lab on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV)

Artists at Work Forum:
Studio as Lab
Chicago Access Network Television
(CAN TV)



Sunday, August 15th, 12:00 PM, Channel 21
Tuesday, August 17th, 8:00 AM, Channel 19
Tuesday, August 24th, 12:00 PM, Channel 21

If you missed seeing Studio as Lab in person, you now have the opportunity to watch it on television. Artists Hunter Cole, Vesna Jovanovic, Peter N. Gray, and Josh Kurutz discuss the reinterpretation of science as art. With solid backgrounds in the scientific disciplines, the four artists offer their unique and challenging perspectives on the application of their science to create provocative and intriguing art.

For more information:
http://artscichicago.blogspot.com/2010/06/artists-at-work-forum-studio-as-lab-at.html

Posted by Hunter Cole
Hunter Cole is an artist and scientist that creates living art with bioluminescent bacteria, abstractions, digital art, and installations confronting issues related to biotechnology in our culture. She teaches biology and art at Loyola University Chicago.
http://www.huntercole.org/