Vanessa Ruiz: The spellbinding art of human anatomy
凡妮莎·鲁伊斯: 人体解剖艺术的魅力
Vanessa Ruiz documents the intersection of medical illustration and contemporary art. Full bio
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putting our bodies at the center of focus.
关注人体之美了。
such as preventive medicine,
over every single step we take in a day.
每天走多少步。
身体建立良好关系。
between ourselves and our bodies.
on the healthy self,
自身健康的关注,
of the anatomical self is lacking.
了解仍十分匮乏。
the location of their vital organs,
重要器官的位置,
subject to learn.
made it through anatomy?
memorizing hundreds of structures.
熟记上百种身体结构。
could do without the help of visuals.
every little structure or not,
makes studying anatomy so intriguing.
都会成为解剖学迷人的地方。
a manual of our very selves.
关于自身的说明书。
are then shut back
may only be encountered passively
the realm of medical education.
happening right now.
out of the confines of the medical world
into the public space.
I have been cataloguing and sharing
with the public --
as a medical illustrator.
how artists are reclaiming anatomy today,
如何掌握解剖学之前,
how art influenced anatomy in the past.
是如何影响解剖学的。
very nature a visual science,
生活在文艺复兴时期。
this lived during the Renaissance.
to their peers in the public.
but also to entertain
anatomical illustrations.
between science, art and culture
艺术、文化的三角关系中
dissected cadavers as alive,
anatomical stripteases.
in your textbooks today.
也能看到这些会怎样。
posed in literal still lives.
通常作为静物写生的对象。
even included pop culture references.
看到流行文化的影子。
traveling Europe in the mid-1700s,
游历欧洲的明星犀牛,
was an exciting rarity.
was akin to celebrity sponsorship today.
就相当于今天找明星代言。
depth and clarity to anatomy
and art had finally been struck
of medical illustrators.
representation of anatomy --
of artistic culture.
of medical education.
get to study from today.
into the beauty of the human body.
an emotional response --
from the medical world,
让解剖学焕然一新。
in the most imaginative ways.
contemporary artist Fernando Vicente.
当代艺术家费尔南多·韦森特。
illustrations of the male body
揭开表皮一探究竟,
to view beyond their surface anatomy,
of anatomical representation.
and recovery of the human body.
who fractured and dislocated her ankle
轮滑时摔伤,
architect Federico Carbajal
建筑师费德里科·卡瓦哈尔
of her damaged lower leg.
magnified in the sculpture.
used in reconstructing her ankle.
使用过的医用螺丝钉。
that's been repurposed as art.
the art that I showcase online
between the technique
of anatomy as a way to know thyself,
of Michael Reedy struck me.
作品打动我的地方。
are often layered in elements of humor.
insecurity of a skin condition
对皮肤状态的强烈不安感
in the background.
对解剖学的普遍理解——
the common perception of anatomy
might not make much sense,
is no longer limited to humans.
that your toys could come to life?
makes those dreams come true
would bring a morbid edge
in a child's reaction to my work is fear."
is a learned reaction.
politically and socially charged objects.
政治和社会话题上。
to reveal human organs.
you might also notice
placed the rectum
I've been following for many years,
the public about anatomy.
in the process of self-dissection.
light and shadow.
to painting directly on the human skin.
skin has actually been removed.
表皮真的被揭下一样。
into a medical illustration.
traveling the world,
普及解剖学知识。
via his body paintings,
so shocking to find out
from medical illustration programs.
the medical world and the art world
directly on the streets.
giant X-rays of pop culture icons.
关于流行文化的巨幅X光片的涂鸦。
can come to have an anatomy of its own,
文化怎样拥有自己的解剖学,
part of the anatomy of a person.
演变成人体解剖的一部分。
更不用说喷漆,
let alone with spray paint,
a degree in applied chemistry.
to a whole new level,
on walls all over the world.
涂鸦在世界各地的墙上。
and enticing energy into anatomy
注入了青春诱人的力量,
that art belongs to the public.
from the medical world.
perceptions about anatomy,
and often changing relationship with it.
亲密又无常的关系。
that I showed you here today
illustrations for their art.
the human body on a meaningful level;
the pages of a medical textbook,
in the medical world,
with our bodies through art.
将身体与我们内心深处连接起来。
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Vanessa Ruiz - Anatomical artistVanessa Ruiz documents the intersection of medical illustration and contemporary art.
Why you should listen
Vanessa Ruiz is the driving force behind Street Anatomy, a blog that aggregates works that explore the intersection of art and medical illustration. Since its 2007 launch, Street Anatomy has published more than one thousand posts, revealing human anatomy in pencil drawings, tattoos, 3-D printing and interior design, among other media.
Fascinated by the surge in street art that was happening in Chicago while she pursued a master’s degree in biomedical visualization at the University of Illinois, Ruiz found a lack of public knowledge about the profession. She created Street Anatomy in the hopes of taking medical illustration into more public spaces and built an online resource for the public to discover contemporary anatomical art that gained instant popularity.
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