Sherry(Tzu Hsien)Tang-DESMA 9 Week 4

 Beauty of Humans demonstrated through Art 

Though I have never done any MRI or scanning in my life, I did do health checkups a few years ago regarding my muscles, bones and height growth hormones. It was similar to a fMRI technique where the doctor would analyze both your blood results and look the spaces between specific bone areas to predict if there was more space for you to grow taller. While watching this week’s lecture, it reminded me of that experience where I was completely fascinated by the complexity of human structure and the unlimited possibilities of our body. 


Da Vinci's human body sketch

Da Vinci's sketch of the human heart


As Professor mentioned during lecture, I feel that my personal experience of analyzing my own body image greatly resonated with the beauty of Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketches of the human body and golden ratios. Each section was depicted in great detail from the calves, to the arms to the head. When I got to see these drawings in person, I was amazed by not only the delicate technique demonstrated but also by how mysterious and complex our human body was. With a twist, humans can transfer their position from a standing figure to a squatting figure or sitting figure. 

Emily Watson’s human body jewelry showcased the beauty of human organs in another artistic presentation. By creating them into jewelry, her pieces magnified the beauty of human’s inner structures and systems. These organs go through extremely complicated processes every minute to keep us healthy and functioning. The jewelry pieces allowed me to reflect and appreciate how our body is beautiful in its interconnected mechanical processes that allow humans to conduct our daily activities. 


Emily Watson's collection





Citations:

“Emily Watson: Metal & Enamel Jewelry: Home Page.” Emily Watson | Metal & Enamel Jewelry | Home Page, www.metalemily.com/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 

Ingber, Donald E. The Architecture of Life. 1998. 


in Art, Biology. “Leonardo Da Vinci’s Elegant Studies of the Human Heart Were 500 Years Ahead of Their Time.” Open Culture, www.openculture.com/2020/09/leonardo-da-vincis-elegant-studies-of-the-human-heart.html. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 

“Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man.” The Vitruvian Man, leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/history/leonardo.html. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 


S;, Casini. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as Mirror and Portrait: MRI Configurations between Science and the Arts.” Configurations, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22371981/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 


Vesna, Victoria. “Human Body & Medical Technologies pt1” Lecture. BruinLearn DESMA 9.  Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 



Images:

“Emily Watson: Metal & Enamel Jewelry: Home Page.” Emily Watson | Metal & Enamel Jewelry | Home Page, www.metalemily.com/. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 

in Art, Biology. “Leonardo Da Vinci’s Elegant Studies of the Human Heart Were 500 Years Ahead of Their Time.” Open Culture, www.openculture.com/2020/09/leonardo-da-vincis-elegant-studies-of-the-human-heart.html. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 

“Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man.” The Vitruvian Man, leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/history/leonardo.html. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024. 



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