I found this week’s topic quite interesting because I had previously
never thought of how medical technologies influenced art. When Professor Vesna started off with
discussing how years after her art class she realized how important it was to
study the human bone structure and all of the details in the human body in
order to be an artist, it really made me think. Artists focus so much time and effort perfecting the drawing
of a human body. With the
development of medical technologies such as the x-ray, first discovered by
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen and the MRI, first invented by Raymond Vahan Damadian,
artists are able to take a closer look at the human body (Professor
Vesna).
The human body is an inspiration for artists and because of medical
technology artists are able to expand their creative abilities in relation to
the human body. For example, the
artist and jewelry designer, Emily Watson uses her inspiration from anatomy and
geography to create jewelry that allows her to comment on the physical world
and share how we are a part of it (Emily Watson). I found Emily Watson’s work fascinating because it goes to
show that the human body is not limited in its inspiration for artists who
draw, in fact, the human body and medical technology serve as stimulus for
artists of all kinds, even jewelry designers.
Lastly, when Professor Vesna discussed how our media and entertainment
is full of medical practices and surgeries, it immediately made me think of the
popular TV show called Grey’s Anatomy.
Grey’s Anatomy is one of my favorites shows and it is extremely well
received today. The show takes
place in a hospital and every episode contains multiple different surgeries and
medical crises. We as humans are
intrigued by our own bodies. Medical
cases are abundant and popular among our media entertainment today. Clearly, there is no bound on the
influence that the human body and medicine have on our culture and artists
today.
"About Grey's Anatomy TV Show Series - ABC.com." ABC. Abc, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/about-the-show>.
Human Body and Medical Technologies. Dir. Victoria Vesna. Perf. Victoria Vesna. 2012. YouTube.
Human Body and Medical Technologies Part 3. Dir. Victoria Vesna. Perf. Victoria Vesna. 2012. YouTube.
Medlej, Joumana. "Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Basic Body Proportions."Design & Illustration Tuts+. Envato Pty Ltd., 4 Nov. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <http://design.tutsplus.com/articles/human-anatomy-fundamentals-basic-body-proportions--vector-18254>.
Watson, Emily. "List of Galleries That Currently Carry My Work:." Emily Watson. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <http://www.metalemily.com/pages/Galleries.html>.
Hi, this is also my first time realizing the connection between art and medical technology. I agree with you that having a deep understanding of human body and anatomy definitely help artist create outstanding works. However, your example of product designed by Emily Watson seems really interesting. I haven never seen body organ element as a theme in jewelry design. To present all the details for body organs, a technical background is necessary.
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