In a study published today, Greek and German researchers have compiled the results of looking at sunsets in 310 works from the Tate and National Gallery in London. The focus is on sunsets because they can potentially show what the climate was like in the past and help improve climate change models for the future.
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Forensic Astronomer Pinpoints Monet Sunset
An astrophysicist at Texas State University has pinpointed the exact day and time when Monet observed the sunset that became the subject of his painting “The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset.”
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Flowers Grown from the Topography of a Museum
These are flowers grown from a museum, where the colors, textures, and shapes of exhibitions guided each petal, stem, and branch. British designer Daniel Brown has spent a decade creating these generated plants through an algorithm where mathematics and nature overlap.
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Neuroaesthetic Research Probes Link Between Art, Perception, and the Self
When you look at a painting and feel that somehow it was made just for a person like you, it might actually be true. New neuroscience research shows that deep feeling of personal resonance from some works of art is linked to your brain’s sense of self.
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Grotesque and Gorgeous: 100,000 Art and Medicine Images Released for Open Use
The Wellcome Library in London announced this week that they’re releasing more than 100,000 high-resolution images online for Creative Commons use. While their digital resource joins those of other high-profile institutions like the Getty, the Wellcome’s archive is especially exciting because it contains unique collections relating to both art and medicine.
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New eBook Turns Space into a Tonal Universe for the Visually Impaired
A new eBook is aiming to make that starscape engaging for everyone, including the visually impaired.
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New Online Magazine Bridges the Divide Between Art and Science
It’s no revelation that science and art have long been linked, the curiosity about the workings of the world aligned with artistic creativity. Recently, however, there seems to be more of a movement towards connecting the two worlds into a tighter community.
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A Lost Constellation: The Great Printing Press in the Sky
While searching for Orion or the Great Dipper, it’s easy to forget that these constellations are just the arbitrary imaginations of astronomers drawing with stars. While Ptolemy referred to mythology for the classic constellations, later stargazers turned to their own visual culture. Up in the heavens, one 19th century astronomer even saw a printing press.
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Artist Records Sound of the Earth 5 Miles Deep
The sound of being more than five and a half miles under the surface of the earth is something like a yawning, rumbling roar. Or at least that’s what Amsterdam artist Lotte Geeven captured in her “The Sound of the Earth” project, for which she descended into one of the deepest holes in the world.
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When Art Was the Scientist’s Eye: 400 Years of Natural History Illustrations
Art has long been incredibly important to the development of science, as shown in the Natural Histories: 400 Years of Scientific Illustration from the Museum’s Library exhibition now at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Cheese Grown from Olafur Eliasson’s Tears, Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Nose, and Others
An artist project currently on display in Dublin uses bacteria from artists, designers, and other humans to make cheese.
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Better Art Appreciation Through Brain Stimulation
A new study has found that electronic stimulation to a certain part of the brain could help you appreciate art better. Science!
