Dr. Fritz Kahn’s illustrations come from views of the contemporary art styles of Dada, Constructivism and new objectivity in relation to human physiology. As a scientist and writer Kahn chose to communicate these views through the direct functional analogies of industrial and contemporary technology within the human body. As shown in the cover illustration (Figure#1) Kahn uses popular industrial mechanisms to represent major functions of the human body. These include the brain, eyes, throat, and trachea but are represented through the calculated use of image/light projection, optic camera exposure, steam combustion pistons and a singular tube.
These functions and their relevance both inside and outside of the body are the main focus of this medical illustration and are organized to function just as they would in the human body. He achieves this through the use of brightness/contrast, line weight and implied direction to lead the viewer throughout the process of sight, projection and understanding.
Although his illustrations are incredibly precise and thought provoking they still maintain a sense of ambiguity in the fact that the people are never given a sense of identity. A stereotypical outline of the figure is often used in a grayscale or black and white depiction and it leads the viewer to question whether the person is male, female, old, young, or of a different race. This is successful in portraying the fact that we all operate according to the same basic functions but this often leaves the work feeling emotionless and rather mechanical. We know now that this is simply not true, we are very much reliant on emotions to carry out certain biological processes within the brain and stray quiet far from the rigidity of me...
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... makes things less complicated for the viewer. Our work differs physically in the fact that Kahn’s illustrations tend to show numerous interactions between different mechanisms in the body whereas mine tend to hold to one single interaction. Here this is evident because Kahn’s illustration shows exterior light being absorbed into the eye, which is then reflected to the brain and finally projected to the frontal lobe. My illustration shows one single reaction of light being absorbed into the eye, which is then transmitted to waves on the way to the brain.
In conclusion I enjoyed this project because it allowed me to gain insight into a new field of illustration that I never thought I would be capable of understanding. Thanks to Dr. Fritz Kahn and his work of relative mechanics to organic chemistry I now feel more confident in my abilities as a medical illustrator.
The Beauty of Bodysnatching written by Burch Druin is a fascinating biography of Astley Cooper, an English Surgeon, and Anatomist, who gained worldwide fame in support of his contribution to Vascular Surgery and a further area of expertise. The extract gives a reflective insight into Cooper’s contribution to study of Anatomy and medicine. Cooper enjoyed the job of body snatching, which helped him to conduct a series of discoveries that were important for the future study and understanding of Physiology. In the Romantic era, when prettiness or horror was a sensitive matter and extensive concern at that time many physicians discouraged surgery, but Cooper passionately practiced it.
The narrator's life is filled with constant eruptions of mental traumas. The biggest psychological burden he has is his identity, or rather his misidentity. He feels "wearing on the nerves" (Ellison 3) for people to see him as what they like to believe he is and not see him as what he really is. Throughout his life, he takes on several different identities and none, he thinks, adequately represents his true self, until his final one, as an invisible man.
Though people can look into color and composition, others can still even look into the source of the art itself. Cole goes deeper, delving into the source of the art, looking in particular into the idea of cultural appropriation and the view a person can give others. Though it is good for people to be exposed to different opinions of a group or an object, sometimes people can find it difficult to tell the difference between the reality and the art itself. Sometimes art can be so powerful that its message stays and impacts its audience to the point where the viewer’s image of the subject of the art changes entirely. Cole brings up an important question about art, however. Art has become some kind of media for spreading awareness and even wisdom at times, but in reality, “there is also the question of what the photograph is for, what role it plays within the economic circulation of images” (973). Cole might even be implying that Nussbaum’s advertisement can sometimes be the point of some media, and that sometimes the different genres of art can just be to make someone with a particular interest happy. One more point that Cole makes is that “[a]rt is always difficult, but it is especially difficult when it comes to telling other people’s stories.” (974) Truthfully, awareness and other like-concepts are difficult to keep going when a person or a group is not directly involved.
...llows us to retain the full emotional appeal coming from the drawing. This contrast in turns emphasizes the focal point (denoted by the arrow).
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Third Edition by Eldra Pear Soloman (pgs. 51 and 58)
The triptych, made of both clear and frosted glass, are meant to be held as they are sized to perfectly fit into the hand. The difference between the beauty of the pieces and the devastation they represent are an interesting approach to allow people to contemplate how these pathogens impact world populations. To most people, the beauty of the crystalline sculptures represent themes of death, immunosuppression, and fear of the unknown in clear glass. The sculpted jewels allow the art enthusiast to realize the advancements in the medical laboratory field while allowing the scientists to see how far knowledge regarding these disease producers have spread. Scientists have made amazing progress towards the advancements in two-dimensional graphic representations of pathogens that affect the patient populations. The science that drives the laboratory professional to diagnose, has also inspired Jerram to develop several artistic representations of various pathogens that harm patients. Glass Microbiology has allowed patients and laboratory professionals an artistic tool to visualize the evolution of the viruses they are working against (Arnold,
middle of paper ... ... He attempts to convince the public that discrimination has gone on for far too long and it is time for a change. As for the photo, it mainly uses the appeal of Pathos, but it does not lack in power. The image is simple but communicates a powerful image revolving around discrimination.
When we take a closer look at the picture, we are able to depict symbols that will means something to us, it is called the paradigmatic analysis. You are able to comprehend a
‘The representation of the human form likewise served to stress essential data about the subject. The shoulders are nearly in frontal view to show the width of the body and not obscure the far arm, while the chest was represented in profile to show its contour…....
Form plays a predominant role in these paintings, especially as far as value and shape are concerned. For example, the eyes of the subject in the “What surrounds us we endure…” painting are piercing and ice-cold, conveying desperation and a need to be heard. The eyes look piercing and distressed due to their light blue color which contrasts with the darks shadows enclosing them. Through their body language and facial expressions, the three men in the picture express anxiety, stress and depression which are perhaps due to the rain-streaked night sky, the lonely sidewalk and bus stop and the use of dark, cool hues which surround them. Also, the value of the man in the foreground is very intense because he is lighter than the background and creates an eerie sensation. It is also a focal point in the piece because of the drastic contrast between light and dark fashioned by the strong use of shadow. The remaining two men that occupy the background of the picture seem to be completely exposed to light, almost representing a sense of being scrutinized, but not understood due to the cry ...
Weston, M. D. Know Your Body: The Atlas of Anatomy. Berkeley, CA: Marshall Cavendish Books Limited, 2005
Berger makes his attempt to inform an audience with an academic background that there is a subjective way that we see things all around us every day and based on our previous experiences, knowledge, and other things that occur in our lives, no two people may see or interpret something in the same way. In the essay Mr. Berger uses art as his platform to discuss that we should be careful about how people look at things. Mr. Berger uses rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos. These rhetorical strategies can really help an author of any novel, essay, or any literature to truly get the information they desire across to the audience in a clear and concise
Abstract Expressionist artists believed that the subconscious mind could recognise and respond to the emotions portrayed in their paintings. To aid this absorption of feeling, blocks of colour and simple forms were used extensively. `Abstract expressionism's avowed purpose is to express the self to the self.' (Page 2, David and Cecil)
A part of this sequence is shown in low levels of light that shrouds the features of many of the figures, this, I believe, is used to show how all of the
Although ignorant of his own words, my grandfather has gotten it right: It is beautiful when it’s turning. We, as human beings, are not able to ossify what we perceive to be our “identity”; it will be forever changing—a kind of surreal, confounding, and complex reflection of our human experience. We possess innumerable facets, like little tubes of color that remain separate until some creative force removes all the caps and mixes them together. It is that mélange that initiates a masterpiece of identity—a masterpiece that is ever changing and never quite finished, but fulfilling in its progression. And it is precisely this understanding that makes the next stroke of the brush a little bit clearer, the portrait itself a bit more revealing.