“Man’s conquest of Nature turns out, in the moment of its consummation, to be Nature’s conquest of Man.”
—C.S. Lewis, Abolition of Man
The artworks shown here are by multiple artists working between 1901 and 1976.
Guggenheim Fellow Erika Blumenfeld was artist-in-residence on a six-week expedition to Antarctica. This month’s Visual Explorations seeks to awaken the imagination to the intersection of art, science, and humanity.
My directive as an artist is to engage and communicate the meaning that lies before our eyes, and yet we do not see. I attempt to point to the “numinous,” which is characterized by the quintessential qualities of the sacred: mystery, awe, fascination, satisfaction, and inspiration.
I make work about desire, change, and living in pursuit of wholeness despite fear, anxiety, and obstacles. In these particular pieces, desire and yearning manifest themselves as physical thirsts for dirt and tears: gritty, basic, and pure.
This is a pyramidal neuron from the hippocampus, a part of the brain where some kinds of memories are formed. This neuron has been labeled with fluorescent antibodies so that we can visualize microtubules (shown in green), which form a structural network inside the neuron, and insulin receptors (shown in red), which are cell surface…
A look into the bustling society of a hive full of honeybees.
Russian photographer Andrew Osokin captures the fragile beauty of snowflakes and ice crystals in the brief moments before they melt away. Using macro lenses, he reveals the exquisite world of not only these minute complex forms but also those of water droplets and insects in all their glory. To view more of his beautiful images,…