Where art and biology meet
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From the still life with a bowl of fruit to scenes of wildlife in the woods, from Michelangelo’s David to Damien Hirst’s Verity, biology often provides the shapes, forms, colours and concepts that most inspire visual artists to create their own representation of life. Apart from the unique case of Leonardo da Vinci, the scientific and the artistic eye cast on living things have rarely resided in the same head, as the analytical, dissecting interest of the scientist has been considered a contrast to the holistic, spiritual view of the artist. As one possible exception, scientific illustrations could be described as works of art that have greatly aided scientific understanding. Many of
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013