Title & Author:

Visual culture and evolution : an online symposium / moderated by Kevin Finneran ; edited by J.D. Talasek, Rick Welch and Kevin Finneran ; [panelists, Suzanne Anker and others].

Publication:

[Baltimore] : Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County : Johns Hopkins University, Master of Arts in Museum Studies Program ; Washington, D.C. : Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.

Series:

Issues in cultural theory, 1521-1223 ; 16

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-230).
Keynote interviews / Kevin Finneran. Eduardo Kac ; E.O. Wilson -- Symposium transcripts : visual culture and evolution. Welcome. J.D. Talasek ; Symmes Gardner ; Phyllis Hecht ; Roger Malina ; Kevin Finneran. Early origins of evolutionary thinking. What is evolution? ; What is visual culture? ; What influence did evolutionary ideas have on other areas of thinking? ; What evolutionary ideas were circulating in the early nineteenth century? ; What was the impact of evolutinary thinking on visual culture in the late nineteenth century?. Evolution : then and now. What new branches of evolutionary thinking have emerged? ; How is the notion of evolution manifested in visual culture today? ; How do scientific ideas function in the cultural realm? ; Does the idea of "elegance" function in science as it does in art? ; Where do we go from here? ; Wrap-up.

Summary:

Though commonly relegated to modern-day science, the concept of evolution is ingrained in representations of life and nature in the visual arts, and artists and scientists have much to share on the meaning of human origin, human existence and human fate. The present volume documents an online symposium in which a distinguished panel of artists, curators, scientists, historians, educators, media theorists and critics participated in a lively, informative conversation on the interface of art and science.

ISBN:

9781890761165
1890761168

Subject:

Evolution (Biology) Social aspects Congresses.
Art and science Congresses.
Evolution (Biology) History Congresses.
Natural history illustration History Congresses.
Visual communication in science Congresses.
Evolution (Biology)
Art.
Natural history.
Social ecology.
Visual perception.
Biological Evolution
Natural History
Social Environment
Visual Perception
Art et sciences Congrès.
Illustration en sciences naturelles Histoire Congrès.
Communication visuelle en sciences Congrès.
Évolution (Biologie)
Sciences naturelles.
Écologie sociale.
Perception visuelle.
evolution.
natural sciences.
human ecology.
visual perception.
Art and Design.
Art and science
Evolution (Biology) Social aspects
Natural history illustration
Visual communication in science

Form/genre:

Congress
Conference publications.
Interviews.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Finneran, Kevin.
Talasek, J. D.
Welch, Rick, Ph. D.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture.
Johns Hopkins University. Master of Arts in Museum Studies Program.
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Issues in cultural theory ; 16.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 277752
Call No.: BIB 212759
Status: Available