Written by Cris Orfescu on 24 February 2010
"NanoFlower", nanosculpture by Cris Orfescu
The NanoArtK12 (TM) program has been launched by NanoArt21 in collaboration with The Nanotechnology Group. The purpose of this worldwide program is to support the education of the new generations of artists and scientists and to promote the art-science-technology intersections and NanoArt for a better youth development. Please read about NanoArt here.
Before you start your NanoArt project, we suggest you download the Nanoscience Interactive Learning Module for NanoArtK12TM Program prepared by Judith LightFeather, founder of The Nanotechnology Group. You will find plenty of nano-related information by following the links. Also, you could click on these links to read about Nanotechnology and NanoArt. And if you would like to have more fun while you are learning about nanotechnology click on these links to play the games NanoQuest and NanoPool. You must have Adobe Shockwave installed on your computer to be able to play the games. You can install it for free if you click here.
NanoArt21 founded by artist and scientist
Cris Orfescu is providing 3 images of nano or microstructures for children and teens to convert them into works of art through any artistic technique. The electron micrographs depict graphite micro and nanoparticles. The electron micrographs depict molecular and atomic structures (nanosculptures) of graphite micro and nanoparticles obtained by casting a slurry of colloidal graphite on glass in a very thin layer. After drying in air at room temperature, the layer was peeled-off the glass and fractured. The fracture surfaces of the structures were visualized with a
Scanning Electron Microscope and captured in a computer. Click on the thumbnails to download the large images and save them in your computer if you would like to participate to this program. You can alter these images to create artworks for NanoArtK12 (TM).
All artworks will be posted on the NanoArt21 site, and the best works will be selected to be shown in physical galleries worldwide.
To read more on how to participate to this program, please visit the
NanoArtK12 page.
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Written by Cris Orfescu on 20 February 2010
"Stretching the Limits 1", nanosculpture by Orfescu
The NanoArt 2009 – 2010 International Exhibition featuring 154 artworks submitted by 48 artists representing 16 countries is now officially open. A record number of works related to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology are displayed in the NanoArt21 Online Gallery. All artworks were submitted to the 4th edition of the NanoArt International Online Competition. I noticed at this time a triple record number of participation in artworks as well as artists and countries. This is a good indication of the amplitude of the NanoArt movement and the major progress made by this new art discipline in the last few years.
The worldwide competition NanoArt International Online is open every year to all artists 18 years and older. The judges for this edition are:
Dr. Pilar Irala (PhD, History of Art), world renowned photographer, expert on contemporary art, photography, and new technologies, and member of the International Association of Art Critics; apart from her activity as international photographer, Art critic and curator, she is currently Professor of Photography and Contemporary Art at San Jorge University (Spain) and co-director of the contemporary photography and music ensemble animAMusicae.
Guillermo Muñoz, physicist and PhD candidate in Photonics working in the field of Nanotechnology at Material Science Institute of Valencia University (Spain); he is part of the ‘Piratas de la Ciencia’ science communication group and is working as moderator for the international Art and Science network ‘Yasmin’; recently, he curated the NanoArt exhibition ‘Nanoconfluencias: miradas artísticas hacia lo infinitamente pequeño’.
The Top 10 artists will be presented in a multimedia work by Cris Orfescu on NanoArt21 site (you can still view the last edition winners on this site). Also, the winners of the competition will be invited to the 3rd edition of the International Festival of NanoArt to be held in San Sebastian, Spain, in September this year. The first two editions of the festival were held in Finland and Germany.
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