The medical technology and art seemingly are not really relevant one from the other, and I have thought in that way as well at some point. However, this week, we've learned about the intimate relevance between the two. In fact, in human bio-technology, art has been contributing so much in many ways through such as X-ray, plastic figures, drawings from dissections or so. Many experts' endeavors to bring up the medical technology went along with the development of art.
In the lecture, professor Vesna mentioned that in the early days, the dissection was not conventionally allowed in religious reason, even though at the same time, it was highly fascinating subject to the artists. For example, the most representing artist in Renaissance years, Leonardo Da Vinci, is the one. He had pioneered many dissecting artworks as an artist. Peter Abraham, practicing physician, said that his sketch is mostly correct except female reproducing system. During the time period, Renaissance artists learned anatomy to improve drawing skills, additionally Da Vinci, focused more on the body system like mechanics would do. He only believed what he could observe that most of others wouldn't have done. In that sense, Renaissance art had been developed, which painter pursued the beauty of human and nature.
After Leonardo Da Vinci's integration into medicine, dissection became one of the main parts in medical research and experimentation. Even though, this boom toward dissection brought some ethical problem of seeking corps, which caused illegal grave-robbing. This social injustice was reflected in many literature works of Mark Twain, Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein), and other writers in 1800s. Later, art had drifted apart from medicine for about a century, then, the artists got to pay attention to the medicine again that boosted up the medical development. Aligned with this combination of two, today, we have a certain type of art that illustrates real human body through polymer preservation process using liquid silicon rubber. That body Plastination helps us understand the beauty of human/super-realistic description.
Artists have had an eager for an appreciation of human body and derived the ultimate beauty from it. Their trials just changed its form along with the development of technology, then, eventually artists' products conversely affected to medical research and findings. Art and Med-tech build mutually beneficial cooperative relationship.
Citations:
Leonardo Da Vinci the Scientist: New Show Reveals Anatomy of a Genius. Youtube. IBTimesTV, 30 Apr. 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <https://youtu.be/jMTJD5hTx4U>.
Lienhard, John H. "No. 301: Art and Dissection." No. 301: Art and Dissection. University of Houston, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi301.htm>.
Pappas, By Stephanie. "Human Body Part That Stumped Leonardo Da Vinci Revealed." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 08 May 2012. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.livescience.com/20157-anatomy-drawings-leonardo-da-vinci.html>.
"The Preservation Process." BODIES: The Exhibition. Premier Exhibition, n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. <http://www.premierexhibitions.com/exhibitions/4/48/bodies-exhibition/preservation-process>.
Vesna, Victoria. “Http://www.youtube.com/v/Ep0M2bOM9Tk.” Lecture. Medicine pt1 . Youtube, 21 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep0M2bOM9Tk>.
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