The art of science - Science and Art are not as different as we think | Kristin Levier | TEDxUIdaho

Can a person be both a scientist and an artist? The answer is a resounding yes. Discover what breath-taking works can be produced by artists who find inspiration from the intersection of art and science. Kristin LeVier is an artist who creates contemporary organic sculptures inspired by the complex, breathtaking spectacle of the natural world. She’s an MIT-trained former molecular biologist whose mission as an artist is to create innovative sculpture at the intersection of art and science. She carves and bends wood into tentacles, leaves, and wings that embody an ethereal sense of motion. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America, featured in books and magazines such as American Craft and spotlighted in a PBS short film.
Kristin started building furniture as a hobby 25 years ago and immediately loved the mixture of design freedom and precision. This passion for creating objects eventually led her to leave behind her research career to focus on making art. She lives in Moscow, Idaho, where she is inspired by nature in all its forms, snow and ice, and the beautiful rolling hills that surround her. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@noel3422]

Art does not always mimic nature, nature does not always mimic art, but art sometimes puffed it's self up as art, whenever nature is always doing it's own things.

[@amygregg1658]

This was brilliant! Love how you integrate science/the natural world and art. Great examples from history through modern times. (Who would have thought to “collaborate” with caddis flies?!) And I love your artwork. All around stellar TED Talk!

[@kristinl2512]

Thank you so much, Amy! I'm glad it spoke to you.

[@nimrodcm9612]

How inspiring❣️ Thank you❣️

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