Tag: Art Collection
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Patricia – Vanishing Mother
Ellen Jantzen I normally deal with issues of reality in my artwork. I am intrigued with what is real, what is imagined. Are dreams real? Is what one sees, hears, and feels real? Aren’t elements of the world flavored and altered by one’s own emotional makeup and history? With all of this in mind, I…
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Viral combat: Monica fights the flu
Clare RoseanUniversity of Chicago, Illinois, USA To anyone who has ever been sick in bed with the flu, Viral Combat: Monica Fights the Flu will offer a quirky visual account of why it is so utterly miserable to be sick. Created with the intention of educating students between grades 7–10, the story personifies viral particles,…
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Día de los Muertos ofrenda
Caley McIntyreChicago, Illinois, United States “An ancient and cherished tradition throughout Mexico, Day of the Dead celebrates the return of the spirits of the deceased to the world of the living. Ofrendas—altars decorated with the pictures of the departed, golden marigolds and skulls—are built and gifts to the spirits are left for their enjoyment. It…
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X-ray art
Byung Kook KwakChung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea A radiologist uses medical imaging instruments to peer inside the human body in the search of abnormality, but the product of medical imaging, the x-ray, is also a form of photography. Like light, x-rays inherently sensitize a film or plate. As the x-ray penetrates an object, it transfers…
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Cutter of Lilacs
Bruce EriksonCincinnati, Ohio, USA Artist’s statement My narratives emanate from personal memories and dreams that are often overlooked. My work attempts to evolve past my personal life, and address psychological issues of aging, death and dying, loss and longing, and family relationships. In my paintings, I often portray hopeless and tragic scenes and blur the…
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Gentle men
Alan BlumAlabama, Tuscaloosa, USA As a medical student at Emory, I began adding sketches and snippets of dialogue to my charts as a way to spend more time with each patient, to focus more closely on the patient’s expression, and to try to capture the essence of our encounter. I do not use the term…