CUT/PASTE/GROW » BioDesign http://cutpastegrow.com Biology, technology, and design Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:50:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Will Myers on biodesign and bioart http://cutpastegrow.com/will-myers-on-biodesign-and-bioart/ http://cutpastegrow.com/will-myers-on-biodesign-and-bioart/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:19:25 +0000 http://cutpastegrow.com/?p=262 On Friday, April 19, writer and CUT/PASTE/GROW co-curator Will Myers took us on a trip into the future of biology-inspired art and design, leveraging his recent book BioDesign and his ongoing research. He covered everything from oysters as design elements and trees growing throughout skyscrapers to who owns specific colors in nature and what designers can learn from snail sex. Here are a few images of the mayhem:

Images courtesy Daniel Grushkin.

]]> http://cutpastegrow.com/will-myers-on-biodesign-and-bioart/feed/ 0 What is Biodesign? What is Bioart? http://cutpastegrow.com/what-is-biodesign-what-is-bioart/ http://cutpastegrow.com/what-is-biodesign-what-is-bioart/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:06:43 +0000 http://cutpastegrow.com/?p=153 An illustrated lecture by writer William Myers at Observatory
Date: Friday, April 19
Time: 8 PM
Admission: $10 – copies of BioDesign will be available for purchase and signing

For centuries, artists and designers have looked to nature for inspiration and for materials, but only recently have they become able to incorporate living organisms or tissues into their work. This startling development at the intersection of biology and design has created new aesthetic possibilities and can help address the growing urgency to build and manufacture ecologically.

In this talk, William Myers, author of the new book BioDesign: Nature + Science + Creativity, will present several recent experiments in harnessing biology for art and design: from thoroughly serious and practical applications to provocative, gorgeous works of art. Highlights include a portrait of the human microbiome, a footbridge supported by willow trees, packaging made with mushrooms and a scheme to use bacteria to solidify sand dunes into walls in the desert.

A Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation.

This event is part of CUT/PASTE/GROW.

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