Tuesday 2 October 2012

High Five

High Five - Flying Trilobite and Tiktaalik © Glendon Mellow
This high five goes out to my bloggy buddy-cop policing science-art, Kalliopi Monoyios. Kalliopi and I co-blog on Symbiartic, the art + science blog on the Scientific American blog network.

For the month of September 2012, we set out to post 30 pieces of science-art, in a SciArt of the Day feature - and we made it. At times it was a bit of a marathon, but the wealth of art out there and the graciousness of the many fine artists, illustrators and creators we tapped on the shoulder was amazing. Thanks everyone!

We showed art by a viking blacksmith, horror illustrator, abstract expressionist, trompe l'oiel, superhero comic artist, cartoonists, fermented bacteria clothing, steampunk Renaissance rhinos, polarized micro-thin rocks, concept art and much more. The attempt was in part to challenge perceptions on what effective science communication can look like.

What does the future hold? We have more plans, lots of long and short posts on the go, and we'll continue to showcase creators and their images relating to science communication, education and entertainment.

You can see them all at the SciArt of the Day label on Symbiartic. We also have the whole first year's worth of science+art posts indexed here.

And Kalliopi: props



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5 comments:

eViL pOp TaRt said...

This is utterly fascinating!

Glendon Mellow said...

Glad you like it, eViL pOp TaRt!

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Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox said...

Glendon, It is a great collection, giving a broad selection, and I am very grateful to have been Sept 1!

Glendon Mellow said...

Great to have you Kathryn! I started out planning on zero commentary, just the art. As time went on, some of them really needed more context. Glad you were willing to be part of the experiment!

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