Oct 23
Mel Tanner created what became a series of wall pieces that could be thought of as star maps or constellations. Like so many of Mel’s wall sculptures, the art works looked flat from a distance but as you got closer, there was so much depth. Here are photos of 4 of these Star Maps, created …
Oct 05
The works of artist Olafur Eliasson explore the relevance of art in the world at large. Born in 1967, Eliasson grew up in Iceland and Denmark, where he studied from 1989 to 1995 at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1995, he moved to Berlin and founded Studio Olafur Eliasson, which today …
Oct 03
IAM Lab is part of the Pedersen Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. It brings together brain scientists and practitioners in architecture, music and art in a global effort to amplify human potential. It is building the field of neuroaesthetics, an emerging field of study that explores the impact of …
Sep 30
French neuroscientist, musician, and author Pierre Lemarquis’s book, Art That Heals, writes about “science-backed evidence that seeing or making art can play a crucial role in healing our bodies and minds. [The book] weaves together art history, philosophy, and psychology while citing astounding current findings from his field of neuroscience about the healing power of art.” …