I have been admiring and studying the work by Greg Dunn (artist and neuroscientist). In 2011 he finished his doctorate in neuroscience and now is solely dedicated to painting. He describes working as full time artist as working as an experimenter. His art draws connections between science and nature as he provides us with a large microscope for investigating the beauty of our brains. His motto defines problem solving, as he often begins a work as an experiment,  forms hypothesis and then develop theories…

His artwork radiates human consciousness and he is devoted to representing all brain functions and neurons in the most raw of states.  Below, his works titled Self Reflected, emulate expressive beauty and delicacy, consisting of organic patterns that makes me feel like I’m watching electricity flow. His work is so expressive and organized, it’s almost as we are observing a light show . Viewing these works show the brain in all states of activity, almost like your walking through a maze of cellular architecture.

 He draws inspiration from the simplicities of Asian art; Japanese scrolls are among a favorite inspiration. The Asian art of Sumi-e is also an inspiration in which he describes capturing the object using minimal strokes. His current subject choices for Self Reflected range from brain streams, forms of neurons, cerebellum regions, and parietal gyrus.  These works very intriguing as these they offer insights to understanding the behavior of brain neurons through micro etchings. I would like to investigate this process of lithography further and will write more tomorrow-  I was very into printmaking in my undergraduate studies, particularly lithography as I wish to investigate his process further.