2008 Yunnan Revisit

Rice farming in China presented here as art. Excellent capture.


2008 Yunnan Revisit
Flickr Artist: peace-on-earth.org

Love Potion #9...

So what is in this potion that is so effective? Click on the image to find out this photo was taken.

Love Potion #9...
Flickr Artist: ttstam

Sci-Art Guess of the Week

From the site What is it?, a member of the Sci-Art Alliance, here is this weeks Guess of the Week.

This ball reminds me of the menacing ball in the movie Phantasm. It does have strange markings and who knows if it is capable of levitation? Could it really be this ball of horror?


What do you think the top photo is. Go to What is it and find out.

Periodic Table as Art? You Betcha!

This week's SOTW comes from the mind of an artist that goes by the name AzureGrackle aka Jennifer Schmitt.

Where does inspiration come from? Well for Jennifer it came in the form of previous artwork laid out for review on the floor and noticing that the layout of the prints resembled a Periodic Table of the elements. This connection between art and science might have been missed if the artist's mother hadn't been recently retired from teaching high school chemistry and physics for 30 years.

Once an artist is inspired Zymurgy's first law of evolving system dynamics takes over. What is this law? Well it states that "Once you open a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is to use a larger can." The idea was out there and there was no going back so Jennifer put the word out and the result is fantastic. For more insight into this project read an interview with Jennifer in Etsy.

From the project site

"Ninety-six printmakers of all experience levels, have joined together to produce 118 prints in any medium; woodcut, linocut, monotype, etching, lithograph, silkscreen, or any combination. The end result is a periodic table of elements intended to promote both science and the arts."

Well done to Jennifer and the 96 contributors!

via Reality Carnival Unleashed

Fractal Friday

SciArt covers many forms of expression but a favorite of many of us is the fractal. Here is an excellent example of fractal art. I would like to thank him for allowing the use of the "blog this" function of flickr.

Flickr Artist: cammi_angel_2004
cammi_angel_2004, the artist, says this about his art,

"I currently have a major obsession with Apophysis, a fractal-making program. Apophysis is a mathematical computer program that crunches numbers based on formulas built-into the program, and some that the user can create, to generate branching patterns of color. The program is free to download and use from this address: www.apophysis.org/"

Feline Photo Art

What happens when you combine the science of digital photography and the curiosity of a cat? You get a whole new look on the world. Did you ever wonder where cats go during their daily walks? Now you can find out in an amazing feline display combining science and art.

Follow Mr. Lee on his journeys as a digital camera attached to his collar periodically snaps a new photograph.


Mr. Lee

Dust Sculptures, Sci-Art in the Universe

Our first universe sci-art sculptures come from the files of the Astronomy Picture of the Day.


Dust Sculptures in the Rosette Nebula
Credit & Copyright: Ignacio de la Cueva Torregrosa

Explanation: What creates the cosmic dust sculptures in the Rosette Nebula? Noted for the common beauty of its overall shape, parts of the Rosette Nebula, also known as NGC 2244, show beauty even when viewed up close. Visible above are globules of dark dust and gas that are slowly being eroded away by the energetic light and winds by nearby massive stars. Left alone long enough, the molecular-cloud globules would likely form stars and planets. The above image was taken in very specific colors of Sulfur (shaded red), Hydrogen (green), and Oxygen (blue). The Rosette Nebula spans about 50 light-years across, lies about 4,500 light-years away, and can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros).