Before this week’s lecture, I have never thought about how
neuroscience and art can be connected to each other. For me, neuroscience is a
mysterious science field, which has nothing to do with art. However, after
studying this week’s material, I have a brand new thought about neuroscience
and start to consider the relationship between neuroscience and art.
While studying the relationship between neuroscience and art, I start to
think about the origin of art. This question has been discussed throughout
history. Some believe that art is created naturally. Others points out that
people can use math, modern science theories, and biotechnology, which have been discussed in previous weeks, to create art. I
think both them can be the origin of art. What I notice is that in either way,
people need something to identify the beauty. This amazing thing is the brain. Brain is the proof of human’s thinking and
intelligence. Brain is what creates and perceives art. This point is
confirmed by the famous filmmaker Noah Hutton. He believes that brain can perceive
and conceive art. Also, he believes that artwork can reflect one’s mind as
well. Therefore, a word, Neuroarthistory, comes out.
Professor John Onians from University of East Anglia
first creates this term by holding Postgraduate modules, which concerns the
neurological study of artists. According
to his study, Florentine painters use more lines while venetians use more
color. This is because “ neural plasticity ensured that passive exposure to
different natural and man-made environments caused the formation of different
visual preferences."
Besides, brain, itself, can be a great
artwork as well. For example, professor
Vesna mentioned that Brainbow is a beautiful representation of brain
activities. Below is a picture of
Brainbow.
a image of Brain
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iyW7-6DH9R5CQLdcIWaQTvT_eP-FtXlitXb7SP_k6O8
In addition, Dr. Grey Dunn, who has a PHD
degree in neuroscience, explores the relationship between neuroscience and art
through his multiple paintings of brain. On his personal website, he says that “Neurons may be tiny in scale, but they posess the same
beauty seen in traditional forms of the medium.” This can be a perfect example
of how neuroscience and art can contribute to each other. Dunn can enjoy
painting of the beautiful brain while still studying neuroscience. As he said
during the interview with the Beautiful Mind, he can do two things he likes at the
same time, and they can work perfectly together.
Dunn's paintings of brain
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182992/Paintings-brain-neuroscientist-Greg-Dunn-inspired-Japanese-drawing-style-Sumi-e.html
As we can see from the examples above, neuroscience
and art work perfectly together. With the development of technology, neuroscience
will be further developed and can be used more in future art study.
Dunn, Grey. n.d. Web. 16. Nov. 2013.
<http://www.gregadunn.com/about/>
Hutton, Noah. “Art and Neuroscience: A State of the Union.” Art and Neuroscience: A State of the Union. 9 Sept. 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2013.
<http://thebeautifulbrain.com/2012/09/art-and-neuroscience-state-of-the-union/>
"Neuroarthistory" Wikipideia. 3 Apr 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2013.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroarthistory#cite_note-UEArelease-6>
Stebner, Beth. "A beautiful mind: Stunning paintings of hippocampus, lobes, and neurons depict grey matter in a colourful new light." MailOnline. 2 Aug. 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2013.
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182992/Paintings-brain-neuroscientist-Greg-Dunn-inspired-Japanese-drawing-style-Sumi-e.html>
Vesna, Victoria, Video Lecture1, Youtube. 17 May 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2013
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzXjNbKDkYI. >
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