Cell Division
Love and Death at the Cellular Level
Love and Death at the Cellular Level
I create paintings exploring cell division and other natural processes. Watercolor is an excellent medium for this type of work, because its transparency allows us to look at what is happening below a surface. Watercolor also naturally flows into fractal patterns similar to those seen in the nervous and circulatory systems - in fact, everywhere in biology.
For this collection, on exhibit at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD from January-March 2011, I chose two of the oldest and biggest themes in art - love and death - but I explore them at the cellular level. These paintings take a fresh look at timeless themes and endless processes.
For the "love" paintings, I created images based on the parts of the body that respond to - and provoke - feelings of love and desire. First I explored the externals - the eyes, skin and hair. Then I went a little deeper, to the brain and nervous system and the heart and circulatory system.
For the "death" paintings, I looked at organisms that can sicken or kill us - bacteria, viruses and cancer. I also included some cell division paintings, because mitosis is the process that underlies both life and death.
For this collection, on exhibit at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD from January-March 2011, I chose two of the oldest and biggest themes in art - love and death - but I explore them at the cellular level. These paintings take a fresh look at timeless themes and endless processes.
For the "love" paintings, I created images based on the parts of the body that respond to - and provoke - feelings of love and desire. First I explored the externals - the eyes, skin and hair. Then I went a little deeper, to the brain and nervous system and the heart and circulatory system.
For the "death" paintings, I looked at organisms that can sicken or kill us - bacteria, viruses and cancer. I also included some cell division paintings, because mitosis is the process that underlies both life and death.
