Orfescu NanoArt Gallery

I create Art from Science using Technology. My art is a reflection of the technological movement. I consider NanoArt to be a more appealing and effective way to communicate with the general public and to inform people about the new technologies of the 21st Century. NanoArt is intended to make the public aware of Nanotechnology and how will this impact our lives. Nanotechnology deals with the synthesis, manipulation and characterization of matter at the sub-100 nanometers level. Nanotechnology is still an emerging area although commercial products are already on the market. Nanotechnology is a very powerful combination of technologies that could be extremely beneficial or extremely dangerous, including life threatening. I think the best approach to control things is by gaining Knowledge. Not only governments and military should know about these developments, but the general public at large should be informed. My images being attractive to the public from the esthetic point of view awaken the curiosity of my audience. As a result, people ask questions and have open discussions around these new technologies, and this is good because people will take informed decisions.

I bring the small world in front of my audience through high resolution electron microscope scans of natural micro or nano-structures and nano-sculptures I create by physical or/and chemical processing. I paint digitally the monochromatic electron images and print them with archival inks on canvas or fine art paper. This way, the scientific images become artworks and could be showcased for a large audience to educate the public with creative images that are appealing and acceptable.

NanoArt is not Photography. The depth and three dimensions achieved in NanoArt sets this process of electron imaging apart from Photography, where images are created by photons (particles of light) rather than by electrons (electrically charged particles). The electrons penetrate deeper in the structure creating images with more depth, more natural 3D-look than the photographic images.

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For details and more of Orfescu's NanoArt works please visit:
http://www.crisorfescu.com/

http://nanoart.org/

NANOART 2006 Competition

Open to All Artists – Original Electron Microscope Working Image is provided

This is the first ever online NanoArt worldwide competition open to all artist 18 years and older. The purpose of this competition is to promote NanoArt as one of the new art disciplines of the 21st Century. NanoArt is a new art form where micro/nanosculptures created by artists/scientists through chemical/physical processes and/or natural micro/nanostructures are visualized with powerful research tools like Scanning Electron Microscopes. The monochromatic electron microscope images are processed further to create a piece of art that can be showcased for a large audience to educate the public with creative images that are appealing and acceptable. To read more about NanoArt and Nanotechnology please visit http://nanoart21.org/.

In these days, anyone could have access to these advanced tools at universities or independent labs for an hourly rate. For this competition, the sponsor, nanoart21.org founded by artist/scientist Cris Orfescu (http://nanoart.org/), will provide a high resolution monochromatic electron scan. The participating artists will have to alter this image in any artistic way to finish the artistic process and create a NanoArt work.

Submission deadline is December 31st, 2006.

The artworks entered this competition will be displayed online for voting starting January 1st, 2007 through March 31, 2007. Judging is via the Internet and decided by our site visitors. The sponsor reserves the final decision. Winners will be notified and published online around April 15, 2007.

One entry is allowed per artist. The Entry Form and the image file for web presentation should be sent by email to mailto:criorf@verizon.net. The web image file must be .jpg or .gif with the longer dimension of maximum 600 pixels at a resolution of 72 dpi. A Working Image of approximate 3000 x 2300 pixels at a resolution of 72 dpi will be provided by sponsor. This will be the original image (the scanning electron microscope image above) that should be converted by artist in a piece of art. This image will be used by artists for this competition only and is a working vehicle for the artists to exercise their talent and creativity. Copyright for this image remains with the nanoart21.org. Copyright of entered artworks remains with the artist who agrees to grant permission to nanoart21.org to use the submitted material in exhibits on the nanoart21.org web site and other media for marketing and printing. For complete competition details and to download the Entry Form and Working Image please visit: http://nanoart21.org/nanoart_contest.html.

NANOART at Angels Gate Cultural Center

Cris Orfescu's work "Flamingo" has been selected for the "On Site at the Gate 2006" juried exhibition at the Angels Gate Cultural Center, in San Pedro, California.

Juror, Rebecca Morse is curatorial associate at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in downtown Los Angeles.

The exhibition will run April 30 - July 8, 2006 with an artists reception on Sunday, May 6 from 2-4 pm, during The Center's annual Open Studios, at:

Angels Gate Cultural Center

3601 South Gaffey Street

San Pedro, California 90731

Phone: 310-519-0936

To view more of Orfescu's work visit:
www.crisorfescu.com
www.nanoart.org

NANOART at the International Festival of the Image

Cris Orfescu's work has been selected to be exhibited at the 5th edition of the International Festival of the Image initiated in 1997 by the Caldas University in Manizales, Colombia, in April 2006.

From the 18 to the 21 of April of 2006, Manizales will vibrate again with the magic of the images that will flood the city. Designers, visual artists, investigators in new media, and the public in general will enjoy one week where the most important advances in the interactive technologies will be appraised together with concerts of electronic music, robotic facilities and digital exhibitions. The Festival is the space for the democratization of the image and the technology and is the place for critical analysis and debates in the Latin American context.

To view some of Orfescu's work visit:
http://www.crisorfescu.com/
http://nanoart.org

NANOART at the Museum of the Living Artist

Cris Orfescu's NanoArt work "Landscape 1" has been selected for the 2006 International Digital Exhibition sponsored by Sony. The exhibition runs at the Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego Art Institute, April 29 - June 11, 2006.

Established in 1940, The San Diego Art Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining a center for regional artists and for the advancement of the Visual Arts through education, exhibition and outreach. A new exhibition of work by talented regional artist's opens every six weeks in this specially designed 10,000 sq.ft. State-of-the-art gallery space located in the heart of Balboa Park. These juried exhibits display works in all fine visual arts mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pen & ink, collage mixed media, photography, digital and sculpture.

Gala Reception: Saturday, April 29, from 6pm to 9pm
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Call to reserve tickets: (619) 236-0011
http://www.sandiego-art.org/

NANOART is a new art form where micro/nano-sculptures created by artists/scientists through chemical/physical processes and/or natural micro/nano-structures are visualized with powerful research tools like Scanning Electron Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope. Since there is no light involved in the creation of the images of these structures/sculptures, Nanoart is different than Photography where the images are created by the particles of light, called photons. Nanoart images are created by different kinds of particles. For example, in Scanning Electron Microscope, the images are created by electrons (electrically charged particles) which penetrate dipper in the structure generating images with more depth, more natural 3D than the photographic images. Artist/scientist Cris Orfescu is taking further steps, mixing the realistic images of the micro/nano-structures with abstract colors, digitally painting the monochromatic electron scans and printing them with archival inks on canvas or fine art paper (giclee prints). This way, the scientific images become artworks and could be showcased for a large audience to educate the public with creative images that are appealing and acceptable.

To view some of Orfescu's work, visit
http://www.crisorfescu.com/
http://nanoart.org/

NANOART at Kimura Gallery

Cris Orfescu's NanoArt work was selected for the "Softcopy" exhibition at Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska, April 3-17, 2006.

This exhibition includes works of visual artists utilizing a digital description in the creative process, i.e. a digital file intended to be printed, or a digital file as a plan for a work of Art, or instructions for a work of Art. This exhibition is a collaboration between Artists who submit digital files, and the UAA Department of Art, which selected and realized the data, and designed the gallery exhibition.

Here is a fragment from "Technology enables cutting-edge curating for ‘Softcopy’" article by Meaghan Howard, in April 11, 2006 issue of The Northern Light:

Cristian Orfescu, whose medium is scanning electron microscope images, calls his artform “NanoArt.” Softcopy exhibits two of his works, both brilliant, jewel-colored pieces printed on 8 1/2’’ by 11’’ paper. They feature vivid tone-on-tone color schemes that vibrate with life. Orfescu pointed out the unique quality of his images compared to other photography — his do not require light.

“Since there is no light involved in the image creation,” Orfescu said, “NanoArt is different than photography where the images are generated by particles of light (photons). The scanning electron microscope images are generated by electrons which penetrate deeper in the structure, creating images with more depth, more natural 3-D look than the photographic images.”

To view more of Orfescu's work visit
http://www.crisorfescu.com/
http://nanoart.org/

NANOART at the "Top 40" show at LACDA

The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art (LACDA) is happy to present the opening reception on Thursday, March 9, 7-9pm and exhibition through April 1 for the winners of our "Top 40" Juried International Competition for Digital Art and Photography. The show features the best 40 artists among competition entrants representing a wide variety of styles, technological disciplines and cultures.

Cris Orfescu, one of the winners, is going to present some of his NanoArt work in this show.

Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, supporting local, international, emerging and established artists. LACDA has an ongoing schedule of exhibits and competitions and produce editions of wide format archival prints. LACDA is located in the burgeoning Gallery Row district of downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Center For Digital Art 107 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90013, www.lacda.com

To view more of Orfescu's work visit
http://www.crisorfescu.com/
http://nanoart.org/

Diploma of Excellence for NANOART

Orfescu's NanoArt work "Flamingo" has received Diploma of Excellence in the on-line competition Real-Time 2005/2006.

To see all other winners visit www.artoteque.com

To see more of Orfescu's work visit
http://www.crisorfescu.com/
http://nanoart.org/

NANOART at Infusion Gallery

Cris Orfescu recent winner in the 2006 Emerging Artist Calendar national juried competition will show his NANOART work in a group show at Infusion, Los Angeles Gallery Row's largest private art gallery with over 8,000 square-feet of exhibition space.

The exhibition will be on February 3 to February 28, 2006. The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday between 12 - 7 p.m.

Artists' reception: Thursday, February 9 from 6 to 11 p.m.

Infusion Gallery:
828 South Main Street,
Los Angeles, California 90014
Ph: 213.683.8827
info@infusiongallery.com
www.infusiongallery.com

For more of Orfescu's works please visit
http://www.crisorfescu.com/
http://nanoart.org