When I initially read the topic of this weeks blog assignment I was completely lost. So I sat and thought, and after a while and a little help from my husband I came up with the topic of what I consider an example of Modern Day Creative Genius!
In February my husband and I (who are both nursing students) decided to visit the Body Worlds display at the San Jose Convention Center. It was extremely interesting. I learned that the Body Worlds displays are composed of people who have donated themselves to the Science of Plastination with the intention of being displayed in the Body Worlds exhibits.
What is Plastination? Well I also learned that Plastination is a unique method of permanently preserving tissue in a lifelike state. It is a process by which organic tissues are saturated with a reactive polymer and therefore retain their original features, even into the cellular level. Now, I think that's enough of the nerdy science talk, how does this relate to art? Well as you can see from some of the pictures I have posted above, not only is this process scientific it is also extremely artistic. For example; the picture I have posted above of the rider on the horse sort of reminds me of the equestrian monument of Bartolommeo Colleoni by Andrea del Verrochio. The art pieces include the same muscular horse and stoic looking rider as if they were either on their way to war, or just returning. I have arranged these images extra large to give the viewer a more detailed view of the images I have chosen.
What is Plastination? Well I also learned that Plastination is a unique method of permanently preserving tissue in a lifelike state. It is a process by which organic tissues are saturated with a reactive polymer and therefore retain their original features, even into the cellular level. Now, I think that's enough of the nerdy science talk, how does this relate to art? Well as you can see from some of the pictures I have posted above, not only is this process scientific it is also extremely artistic. For example; the picture I have posted above of the rider on the horse sort of reminds me of the equestrian monument of Bartolommeo Colleoni by Andrea del Verrochio. The art pieces include the same muscular horse and stoic looking rider as if they were either on their way to war, or just returning. I have arranged these images extra large to give the viewer a more detailed view of the images I have chosen.
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