NeuroSci+Art

The example of using art to explain the inner conscious that was the most prominent to me is Henry Ford Hospital pictured in "Consciousness and Beyond."  This piece explores what the woman depicted is feeling post-miscarriage.  The way that the artist displays the inner mind and the emotion on the canvas is moving.  (Shown to the right).  Not only does the piece show emotion, it tells a story that moves the viewer through the journey the mother-in-waiting went through.

The topic this week is connecting Neuroscience with art.  The same article continues to say:

"Consciousness is a very difficult idea to grasp but what is true is that many hundreds of people try to express them in various form whether in sons, book, paintings, sculptures, or speech it is a phenomena that leads to great emotion provoking art work."  

[pg. 3]

In the article on brain damage by Lee Heeseok references a case where the patient, post-brain damage, is "unable to stop drawing."  The point of the article is to show the relationship between brain consciousness/ function and the effect it has on the personality of the patient-the last example being the aforementioned drawing patient. 

To me, using art work as an outlet to try to explain the workings of our minds is the most accurate way to portray our inner minds.  The reason being because the art work about the inner mind is being produced from the inner mind itself.  Not much artwork is able to hit such a deep place in the emotional consciousness of the viewer.  

After looking around a little for pieces that related neuroscience and art, I found my favorite piece (shown below):

This piece displays how the artist's mind is uncontrollable and constantly gyrating, symbolized by the running legs placed on the brain.

Bongco, John Philip. Psychology of Memory and Consciousness. Print.

"Art and Emotion." Free online arts games. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. <http://www.artsology.com/artemotion.php>.

http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_970_527233_gino-rubert.jpg

http://www.bu.edu/neuro/files/2009/12/ugneuro1.jpg

Heeseok, Lee. Brain Damage and Consciousness. Print.