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Lecture by Marta De Menezes, Portugese New Media Artist specializing
in Biological artwork. Marta is currently artist in residence at
Symbiotica, Art and Science Laboratory at The School of Anatomy &
Human Biology at University of Western Australia . De Menezes work
can be seen at the website http://www.martademenezes.com
Where: Wollongong University Faculty of Creative Arts, Building 25,
Main Lecture theatre 102
When: February 10th 2005, 11.30 am
Followed by an informal seminar and discussion with the artist at
2.30pm, in room 128.
For more information: contact Catherine Fargher (0415) 442 209 on
iristorm@ozemail.com.au or Brogan Bunt (02) 4221 4642
Marta de Menezes is a Portuguese artist working at the intersection
between Art and Biology. She produces work in scientific research
laboratories, demonstrating that emerging biological technologies can
form the basis for new art forms and new ways of thinking about the
art/science divide. Born in Lisbon in 1975, de Menez has a degree
in Fine Arts from Lisbon University, and a MA in the History of Art
and Visual Culture from Oxford University. Her first biological
artwork (title, 1999) involved the microsurgical modification of live
butterfly wing patterns. She has since then employed a range of
scientific technologies, including brain MRI, (Functional Portraits,
2002), fluorescent DNA (nucleArt, 2001), and protein synthesis to
(Proteic Portrait, 2002) - to produce an array of critically charged
two-dimensional and sculptural work. This work has been presented
internationally in exhibitions, articles and lectures. She is
currently artist-in-residence at SymbioticA - the Art and Science
Laboratory at the School of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of
Western Australia. Working in collaboration with scientists from Dr.
Giles Plant group (better words???) she is attempting to create
sculptures using live neurons. A more detailed summary of her
various creative projects can be found at the artist's website
http://www.martademenezes.com
Previous Lectures 2003 * "Artist Talk" - Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. (October 2003). * "In conversation
with curator Toby Whatley" Birmingham Museum & Art Galleries,
Birmingham, UK. (October 2003). * "Art in-vivo" - Max Plank
Intitute for Neurobiology, Munich, Germany. (September 2003). *
"The Laboratory as an Art Studio" - Darwin Centre, Natural History
Museum, London, UK. (June 2003). * "Art in vivo" - Instituto
Camoes, Paris, France. (March 2003). * "The Laboratory as an Art
Studio" - L'Art Biotech Symposium, Nantes, France. (March 2003). *
"The Laboratory as an Art Studio" - Universite Paris 6, Paris,
France.
2002* "Nature?" - SkyArt Symposium, organised by the MIT Centre for
Advanced Visual Studies, Delphi, Greece. (October 2002). * "The
laboratory as an art studio" - The Aesthetics of Care Symposium,
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, Australia. (August
2002). * "The laboratory as an art studio" Lugar Comum, Lisbon,
Portugal. (May 2002). * "Biological Art" Portuguese Cultural Centre
- Instituto Camoes, Oxford, UK. (May 2002). * "The laboratory as an
art studio: collaborations between artists and scientists" Instituto
Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Lisbon, Portugal. (Jan 2002).
2001 * "Art and Biology" International Conference of Sculpture,
Pittsburgh, USA. (June 2001). * "The laboratory as an art studio"
Genetics Forum, Exeter College, University of Oxford, U.K. (April
2001). * "The laboratory as an art studio" Art and Biology Lectures,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA. (March 2001). *
"The laboratory as an art studio" University College of London,
London, U.K. (Jan 2001). 2000 * "Art in vivo" Departmental Seminar
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, U.K.
(Dec 2000). * "Nature?" Next-Sex Symposium - Ars Electronica 2000,
Linz, Austria (Sept 2000). * "Redesigning Nature" Growing Things
Meeting, New Media Institute, Banff, Canada (June 2000).
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+2" color="#000000">Lecture by Marta De
Menezes, Portugese New Media Artist specializing in Biological
artwork. Marta is currently artist in residence at Symbiotica, Art and
Science Laboratory at The School of Anatomy & Human Biology at
University of Western Australia . De Menezes work can be seen at the
website<u> http://www.martademenezes.com<br>
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</u>Where: Wollongong University Faculty of Creative Arts, Building
25, Main Lecture theatre 102<br>
<br>
When: February 10th 2005, 11.30 am<br>
<br>
Followed by an informal seminar and discussion with the artist at
2.30pm, in room 128.<br>
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For more information: contact Catherine Fargher (0415) 442 209 on<u>
iristorm@ozemail.com.au</u> or Brogan Bunt (02) 4221 4642<br>
<br>
Marta de Menezes is a Portuguese artist working at the intersection
between Art and Biology. She produces work in scientific
research laboratories, demonstrating that emerging biological
technologies can form the basis for new art forms and new ways of
thinking about the art/science divide. Born in Lisbon in 1975,
de Menez has a degree in Fine Arts from Lisbon University, and a MA in
the History of Art and Visual Culture from Oxford University. Her
first biological artwork (title, 1999) involved the microsurgical
modification of live butterfly wing patterns. She has since then
employed a range of scientific technologies, including brain MRI,
(Functional Portraits, 2002), fluorescent DNA (nucleArt, 2001), and
protein synthesis to (Proteic Portrait, 2002) - to produce an array
of critically charged two-dimensional and sculptural work. This
work has been presented internationally in exhibitions, articles and
lectures. She is currently artist-in-residence at SymbioticA - the Art
and Science Laboratory at the School of Anatomy and Human Biology,
University of Western Australia. Working in collaboration with
scientists from Dr. Giles Plant group (better words???) she is
attempting to create sculptures using live neurons. A more
detailed summary of her various creative projects can be found at the
artist's website<u> http://www.martademenezes.com<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
</u>Previous Lectures 2003 * "Artist Talk"
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. (October 2003).
* "In conversation with curator Toby Whatley" Birmingham Museum
& Art Galleries, Birmingham, UK. (October 2003). *
"Art in-vivo" - Max Plank Intitute for Neurobiology, Munich,
Germany. (September 2003). * "The Laboratory as
an Art Studio" - Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum,
London, UK. (June 2003). * "Art in vivo" -
Instituto Camoes, Paris, France. (March 2003). *
"The Laboratory as an Art Studio" - L'Art Biotech Symposium,
Nantes, France. (March 2003). * "The Laboratory as an
Art Studio" - Universite Paris 6, Paris, France. <br>
<br>
2002* "Nature?" - SkyArt Symposium, organised by the MIT
Centre for Advanced Visual Studies, Delphi, Greece. (October
2002). * "The laboratory as an art studio" - The
Aesthetics of Care Symposium, Perth Institute of Contemporary
Art, Perth, Australia. (August 2002). * "The laboratory as
an art studio" Lugar Comum, Lisbon, Portugal. (May 2002). *
"Biological Art" Portuguese Cultural Centre - Instituto
Camoes, Oxford, UK. (May 2002). * "The laboratory as
an art studio: collaborations between artists and scientists"
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Lisbon, Portugal. (Jan
2002). <br>
<br>
2001 * "Art and Biology" International Conference of
Sculpture, Pittsburgh, USA. (June 2001). * "The
laboratory as an art studio" Genetics Forum, Exeter College,
University of Oxford, U.K. (April 2001). * "The
laboratory as an art studio" Art and Biology Lectures, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Boston, USA. (March 2001). *
"The laboratory as an art studio" University College of London,
London, U.K. (Jan 2001). 2000 * "Art in vivo"
Departmental Seminar - Imperial College of Science, Technology and
Medicine, London, U.K. (Dec 2000). * "Nature?" Next-Sex
Symposium - Ars Electronica 2000, Linz, Austria (Sept 2000). *
"Redesigning Nature" Growing Things Meeting, New Media Institute,
Banff, Canada (June 2000).</font></div>
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