David Nyzio (born 1958) is an American artist whose work bridges the gap between art and science. [1]
He was born in Massachusetts, received a BFA from Southeastern Massachusetts University (North Dartmouth, Massachusetts) in 1982 and received an MFA from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, New York) in 1986. [2] The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Nyzio is best known for his use of plants, especially the blue-green algae cyanobacteria Oscillatoria. [3] Adventures in Articulation I, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, is a self-portrait rendered in algae. To create this work, the artist suspended a glass negative over a tank of water containing algae and a sheet of paper. An overhead light caused the algae to grow on the paper only where the light could pass through the negative. [4]
References
- ^ Bendheim, Fred, "The Art and Science of David Nyzio", The Lancet, Volume 356, No. 9239, p. 1450, 21 October 2000
- ^ The artist's website
- ^ Bendheim, Fred, "The Art and Science of David Nyzio", The Lancet, Volume 356, No. 9239, p. 1450, 21 October 2000
- ^ Honolulu Museum of Art, wall label, Adventures in Articulation I by David Nyzio, accession TCM.1996.5
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