Bio-artists use live tissues, bacteria, living organisms and life processes to create works of art that blur the traditional distinctions between science and art. Most of these works tend toward social reflection, conveying political and societal criticism through the combination of artistic and scientific processes.
"(Bio-art) is a way of looking where we interface with ourselves, human culture and the rest of the living world," said Zaretsky.
RPI alum Julia Reodica incorporated her own body as well as animal cells in her 2004 project, "hymeNextTM." Using rat tissue samples and her own vaginal cells, Reodica combined new media and sculpture methods with tissue-cultivating to produce a series of artificial hymens. Reodica's pieces aim to confront modern sexuality, and provoke thought on the female body and the emphasis placed on virginity in our culture.
Reodica, who was originally a medical student, turned to commercial art before later looking for a way to explore science through art while also illustrating social messages and issues.
She looks human, why does she have the thought processes of an alien life form. Why is it that people like this think if they do something totally assinine and/or insane that it should be viewed on some totally separate plane of reality and they should be accepted as some type of messenger of the gods.
You might think this looks like just a bunch of squiggly white lines and circles on a burgandy background. In reality, it's a scathing indictment of man's total disrespect and lack of love for gaiea, mother earth; and it speaks to man's unwillingness to heed the warnings of Al Gore and accept the reality of his mind that global warming is the most serious issue facing our planet today.
I think I'm going to start my own special little bio-art projects; in order to do it properly however I need to get into the proper mindset, where can a person go to get a lobotomy around here.
2 comments:
Whoa! That lady is very crazy...
It's absolutely nuts, but I think I get it. Did you read that article by Michael Chricton that was linked at Anti-strib yesterday? It talked about Environmentalism being a religion. Essentially what these folks are doing is creating pseudo-sacred works for their very own religion. It's a pretty crappy to worship yourself, but that seems to be what's happening.
I actually like the painting though, at least from a distance.
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