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Artistic Elements: Mark Twain’s Scary Sci-Fi
Pioneering science fiction writer Mark Twain….wait, you didn’t know he wrote science fiction? According to author Sam Kean, Twain was surprisingly clued in to developments in science and technology. We draw our series on art and the periodic table to … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Video
Tagged Artistic Elements, Mark Twain, Periodic Table, Sam Kean, Video
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Artistic Elements: Staining the Brain
[The last in a series of posts on the elements in art, by D.C. writer and Sci-Arts guest blogger Sam Kean.] Science often inspires great art; but sometimes art can inspire great science. That was certainly the case with early … Continue reading
Artistic Elements: Elements as Nature’s Artwork
[The third in a series of posts on the elements in art, by D.C. writer and Sci-Arts guest blogger Sam Kean. Check back each Wednesday for a new artistic element.] I remember doing some gorgeous experiments over the years in … Continue reading
Artistic Elements: Paint Pigments and the Periodic Table
[The second in a series of posts on the elements in art, by D.C. writer and Sci-Arts guest blogger Sam Kean. Check back each Wednesday for a new artistic element.] Biologist Edward O. Wilson once said, “In the natural world, … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Visual Art
Tagged Artistic Elements, Matisse, Periodic Table, Rembrandt, Sam Kean, Visual Art
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Artistic Elements: Photography and the Periodic Table
[The first in a series of posts on the elements in art, by D.C. writer and Sci-Arts guest blogger Sam Kean. Check back each Wednesday for a new artistic element.] Beyond being a period of mechanical and artistic innovations, the … Continue reading
Posted in books, Features, Visual Art
Tagged Artistic Elements, History, Photography, Sam Kean
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