The Art of the Brain
The Art of the Brain is an exhibition of photographs, medical illustrations and sculptures that celebrates the beauty of the brain as seen through the eyes of some of the world's leading researchers.
Due to COVID-19, the Grady Alexis Gallery is closed to the public.
El Taller Latino Americano is pleased to offer an on-line experience of this exhibition:
A note on this exhibition:
There is nothing like nature to inspire the creative mind; and we are encouraged to find places in the landscape to do so. Think of Thoreau’s “Walden” and we are transported to notions of idyllic poeticisms, or at the very least, a more idyllic state.
It’s worth mentioning that this gallery has been created, the first virtual gallery in the 41-year’s of El Taller’s history, to give access to these images, that we hope will generate the thought and action of a thousand poems, works of art or songs.
The term somanaut comes to mind: coming from Gil Hedley, an anatomy professor, who coined the word for his students who explore the terrain under the skin. It is a rare experience to be granted the view of our inner world. And completely novel to see from the perspective that is given to a rare few, with the tools that can capture it.
The “tour” is presented as you would walk through the gallery. When you “enter” the gallery site, you will click on an image to enlarge it, if you “hover” the cursor over the images with titles (shown on the home grid), the scientific explanation is provided, in addition to the researcher(s) and the sponsoring department. Not that this is necessary to enjoy the aesthetic beauty and inventive abstractions presented, yet it adds another dimension.
These works are “accidental” art. Meaning, they were not made to be viewed as such; they are a by-product of serious, cutting-edge scientific work. This surprising presentation demonstrates the juncture between science and art; worthwhile to contemplate any time, more relevant in our current sheltering-at-home times. Coleridge wrote of poetry, “The reader should be carried forward, not merely or chiefly by the mechanical impulse of curiosity, not by a restless desire to arrive at the final solution, but by the pleasurable activity of the journey itself.” This gallery is offered in that spirit.
A special thanks to Veronica Szarejko (with whom we have had the pleasure of working with for several years), her team at the Ichan School of Medicine and all the researchers whose curiosity and drive helps change our world for the better everyday.
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