Tidbit Archive
| The Tidbit of the Week for October 25 concerned the use of technology in artistic expression and promised more Tidbits along these lines in the future. Technology is fundamental to art. New technologies, including the Internet, have created new opportunities for artists. The Internet also, has become a unique medium for making art -- in its traditional forms as a well as its newest forms -- available to a much wider audience than was possible in the past. The links below will give you a chance to explore a wide range of connections between art and technology, from Native American traditions to neon art to molecular models. |
Links:Felice Frankel, artist in residence at MIT, is a science photographer who uses the tools of science to create some spectacular images. A few of them may be found on her home page. Other examples of her work and explanations of how they are created can be found on a page at the Nanocentral site.
The first art exhibition in earth orbit, supported by the Swiss-based OURS Foundation and displayed aboard the Russian Mir space station in 1995-96.
Nativetech -- Native American Art and Technology, with examples including beadwork, metalwork, birds and feathers, clay, and leather products.
The Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles -- including some strikingly beautiful examples, some commercial, some purely artistic.
Illusionworks -- a site devoted to optical and sensory illusions; sponsored in part by the California Institute of Technology.
A gallery of millefiori from the Italian firm, Brizzolari. Millefiori a glass art form that has been practiced on the Island of Murano in Venice for more than 700 years.
Jaron Lanier is an artist of the information age. He's a painter, as well as a computer scientist, the inventor of virtual reality, a designer, musician, composer and more. Lanier's home page describes many of his creative endeavors.
The Art and Robotics Group. Links to artists using robots for artist expression.
Charles Ostman's Nanoworld. Artistic creations using nanoscale objects and materials.
Holographics North Inc. -- a Vermont firm that produces very large holograms (up to 1.1 x 1.8 meters). The site includes some examples and an explanation of how they are made.
The Chemist's Art Gallery. Links to visualizations and animations of chemical processes -- art for research and education.
Nick's Molecular Art Gallery -- better living and interesting art through chemistry.
