NanoArt Animation

NanoArt Animation by Steve Luttrell, participating artist in the 2007 NanoArt International Online Competition. Please click on the image to view the animation. To see other artworks please visit http://nanoart21.org

This artwork has 2 layers: the background layer is the original “nanoflower” image, and the foreground layer is a computer simulation of a Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belousov-Zhabotinsky_reaction). To produce this artwork the foreground layer’s BZ reaction is modified so that it is tied to the background layer’s image in such a way that bright regions of the image act as if they are sources of reactants consumed by the BZ reaction. By suitably adjusting the BZ simulation parameters a foreground animation (5 cycling frames) of a “fizzing” reaction can be created, which is then rendered using appropriate colours and transparencies. Optionally, instead of displaying the full 5-frame animation as an artwork, its individual frames can also be used as artworks.

NanoArt by Cris Orfescu - Video

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

NanoArt 2007 International Online Competition - 2nd Edition

Join the NanoArt Movement

Push the Boundaries and be the Avant-Garde in Art

ART - SCIENCE - TECHNOLOGY Interactions

Submission deadline December 31, 2007

Open to All Artists and Scientists - 3 Electron Microscope Scans are provided as Seed Images for you to choose and to create the NanoArt Works 

The worldwide competition NanoArt 2007 is open to all artists 18 years and older. Online voting will open January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008. Judging is via the Internet and decided by our site visitors. Winners will be notified and published online around April 15, 2008.
NanoArt is a new art form where micro or nanosculptures created by artists or scientists through chemical or/and physical processes are visualized with powerful research tools like Scanning Electron Microscopes. The monochromatic electron microscope scans are processed further using different artistic techniques to create pieces of art that can be showcased for the general public. To read more about NanoArt and Nanotechnology please visit http://nanoart21.org/

Nanoart21.org founded by artists/scientist Cris Orfescu (http://www.crisorfescu.com/) will provide 3 high resolution monochromatic electron scans as seed images for artists to choose from. The participating artists will have to alter these images in any artistic way to finish the artistic-scientific process and create a NanoArt work. The artists or/and scientists are encouraged to participate with their own images as long as these visualize micro or nanostructures.

For more details please visit: http://nanoart21.org/nanoart_contest.html

NanoArt Exhibit at Nanotechnology Forum

A NanoArt exhibit will be open during the Nanotechnology forum organized by NanoBioNexus on December 13, 2007 at Moores UCSD Cancer Center in La Jolla, California.

First, the NanoTumor Center will host a nanotechnology forum with exciting speakers (see below). Immediately following, celebrate the holidays with fine food, festive beverages and a special preview exhibit and sale of NanoArt hosted by world renowned artist Cris Orfescu. A portion of the proceeds will support NBN outreach programs. Also, join us in the spirit of giving and support the “Toys for Tot” toy drive by bringing a new unwrapped toy. The celebration starts at 6 pm.

Cris Orfescu – scientist, artist, and pioneer of internationally recognized NanoArt has over 20 years experimenting and perfecting his unique artistic process and this new art form. Winner of numerous awards in Europe, U.S. and Asia, Mr. Orfescu has 35 years working with different media and being involved in a variety of projects that include NanoArt as well as digital art, murals, acrylic and oil painting, mixed media, faux painting, trompe l’oeil, graphics, animation, web design, logo design, and a backdrop for a TV show. His NanoArt has been exhibited nationally and internationally earning him numerous awards, commissioned projects and public and private collections. Orfescu's work is a reflection of the new technological revolution, and is aimed to raise the public awareness about the nanotechnology and its impact on our lives. NanoArt is a new art discipline related to the micro or nanosculptures (sculptures at molecular and atomic levels) created by artists or/and scientists through chemical or/and physical processes and visualized with powerful research tools like scanning electron and atomic force microscopes. The scientific images of these structures are captured from the advanced microscopes mentioned above and further processed using different artistic techniques to convert them into artworks showcased for large audiences. You can visit artist's website at: http://www.crisorfescu.com/ and his online gallery at: http://nanoart.org/gallery.php

The Nanoparticles for Targeted Gene and Drug Delivery – “From Manufacturing to Market Application” forum will take place at NanoTumor Center Forum at 4:30 p.m.

Custom chemistry and nanofabrication is essential to a wide range of biomedical applications that require binding of enzymes, antibodies, or cells to micro or nanofabricated materials. Bringing these biomedical applications to market present its own set of challenges. Join us to learn how fabrication and commercialization challenges are being addressed by experts dedicated to making these novel applications a reality.

Distinguished Speakers:
William Trogler, Ph.D., Fabrication Core Co-Leader, NanoTumor Center, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Translational Oncology Program, University of California, San Diego.Mirianas Chachisvilis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, La Jolla Bioengineering InstituteMark S. Dilorio, Ph.D., President, CEO and Chairman, MagneSensors, Inc.

Toys for Tots toy drive:
This year marks the 60th anniversary for the Toys for Tots tradition of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Please help the over 13 million children living in poverty, by contributing one new unwrapped toy.

Founding Premier Sponsor: Morrison & Foerster.
In partnership with: University of California, San Diego and the NanoTumor Center.

NanoArt at the Eye Tricks Exhibit at Walsh Gallery

Cris Orfescu will exhibit NanoArt at the Walsh Gallery in the Eye Tricks show. At this event will be shown also works by another NanoArt pioneer, Jack Mason.

Part art and part optical illusion, this exhibition curated by Jason Marquis and Jeanne Brasile will fascinate and delight audiences with an array of art that fools the eye through a number of scientific and illusory means. Discover how artists create this art and the scientific principles behind the illusions. The exhibition will be open to the public from November 12 to december 15, 2007 with an opening reception on Thursday, November 15th.

Orfescu's work is a reflection of the new technological revolution, and is aimed to raise the public awareness about the Nanotechnology and its impact on our lives. NanoArt is a new art discipline related to the micro or nanosculptures created by artists or/and scientists through chemical or/and physical processes and visualized with powerful research tools like scanning electron microscopes and atomic force microscopes. The scientific images of these structures are captured from the advanced microscopes mentioned above and further processed using different artistic techniques to convert them into artworks showcased for a large audience.

The Walsh Gallery is the primary exhibition space on the South Orange campus of Seton Hall University. Since its inception in 1994, the gallery has presented dynamic exhibitions with a broad range of appeal and subject matter. Serving both the university and surrounding communities, the Walsh Gallery hosts a number of exhibitions yearly that range in topic from fine art to the historical, with an emphasis on an interdisciplinary themes. Recent shows have included the widely acclaimed "The Jews of Czestochowa", "Voces y Visiones-Highlights from El Museo del Barrio’s Permanent Collection" and "Therese Mitchell-Photographs of New York from the 1930’s and 40’s, Illuminated by the Writing of Joseph Mitchell".

To view more of Orfescu's work, please visite http://www.crisorfescu.com/ or http://nanoart.org/