Nanoart: The Immateriality of Art. Dr Paul Thomas.

J.Craigie Lecture Theatre, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University.
Wednesday 16th October, 17.30-18.30pm.
Nanoart: The Immateriality of Art.
Presentation and UK Book Launch by Dr Paul Thomas.
Paul Thomas will be presenting his work and resent publication exploring Nano Art.
Examining art that intersects with science and seeks to make visible what cannot ordinarily be seen with the naked eye, Nanoart provides insight into new understandings of materiality and life. It includes an extensive overview of the history of nanoart from the work of Umberto Boccioni to the present day. The author looks specifically at art inspired by nanotechnological research made possible by the scanning tunneling microscope and atomic force microscope in the 1980s, as well as the development of other instruments of nanotechnological experimentation to offer a sustained consideration of this fascinating artistic approach.
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/view-Book,id=4971/
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Dr Paul Thomas Head of Painting at COFA (University of New South Wales), Sydney. Thomas is the founding Director of the Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth (BEAP). Paul Thomas has been working in the area of electronic arts since 1981 when he co-founded the group Media-Space, which was part of the first global link up with artists connected to ARTEX. His practice lead research is in collaboration with the Nanochemistry Research Institute at Curtin University and the SymbioticA Lab at the University of Western Australia. He is currently collaborating on a public art commission for the Curtin Mineral and Chemistry Research Precinct in collaboration with Woods Bagot Architects. He recently completed his PhD researching the reconfiguration of space.
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