a hundred notes to myself

Conversations with Myself

This is a Saggital view of the artist's brain. A Sagittal plane is a vertical plane which passes from anterior to posterior, dividing the body into right and left halves.The artist uses bold, saturated colours in Conversations with Myself: Internal Dialogue which starts with the images and blend into the final product.Conversations with Myself: Face Off the artist tries to confront the digital humanness of the MRI and displays staring down at oneself. The medium used is solar plate Etching and Pastel on Paper

Elizabeth Jameson has produced art based on MRI scans of her own brain. While what we see is the anatomical view of the brain the artist wants us to see the beauty and intrigue in it. Essentially a law graduate, her life drastically changed after being diagnosed with progressive Multiple Sclerosis. What followed was a spate of MRIs but it also tweaked her fascination for how her brain looked and what was I store for her. This was the thing that triggered the art and the artist on her personal journey with the disease developed the fascinating art. On her blog it is stated “My intent is to create images that show the splendour of the brain, with all its powers to change, adapt, and confound.  This work expands the conventional definition of portraiture by questioning what it means to be human and by challenging viewers to see themselves as more than simply their likeness”. 

Credits:

http://www.jamesonfineart.com/#/conversations-with-myself/

journey without a map

A rare map of Mughal India, that shows the region bounded by Afghanistan and Bangladesh and extends the South to include a large portion of India including Narasinga, Orixa Decan, etc. It also shows elephants roaming in the Ganges, camels east of Kabul, decorative cartouches and sailing ships.

Cartography is the study and art of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, it builds on the premise that reality can be moulded in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.

source: http://www.raremaps.com/gallery

past, present and future

Maurits Cornelis Escher  is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists, well known for his lithographs, wood cuts, wood engravings, drawings and sketches.

His ‘transformations’ and impossible constructions’ continue to stun people with their abstract concepts conveyed through precise and complex  geometrical construction. A very fine  sense of detail, born out of keen observation, is evident in all his work, as is his mastery over his medium of expression.

Lithography (lithos = stone, graphein = to write ) is a method of printing, invented by the German author and actor Alois Senefelder. It can be used to print text or artwork onto paper or other suitable material. 

source: http://www.mcescher.com

path of life

Laura Lee, based in Brooklyn, New York, United States is a graphic novelist, scenic painter/designer and art educator.

The cover of the book ‘Accidental Immigrants and the Search for Home’ by Carol Kelly was based on the above drawing.

source: whoislauralee.blogspot.com