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16 Feb

In Joseph Drapell’s eyes, the brain is our treasured Tree of Life, generating our astounding understanding of science, art, security and sense of human rights. Yet the demands of work often reduce our opportunity to enjoy the splendours of life, making us seem technocratic, even robotic – yet we all are born human. The poetic life is intruded upon by a cold rationality. Only the child, the ladder and the milk bottle are shown as unaffected. We harm our planet with waste. Our access to the realm of art is not easy, the ladder is too short. The snake belongs to our narrative. Excessive concern for material things can often lead us astray and diminish our individuality. drapell.com...

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16 Feb

Agreement is an exploration of how the brain and the world process one-another. The ratchet of evolution has shaped the brain to parse the universe, so the structure of the universe is in some ways physically encoded in the workings of the brain. The hemispheres deal with input differently, and their interplay shapes conscious experience. A pattern stretches across the surface of the model brain, finding a dominant angular or curved expression in the left and right hemispheres respectively. The pattern is continuous in some ways, but not symmetrical. There is agreement between the two sides, but not sameness. mathewdenboer.com...

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29 Jun

Oscar Nuñez is best known for playing Oscar Martinez on NBC's The Office. He has won an Emmy, two SAG Awards, an ALMA Award, a TV Land Award and an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition for the role. Oscar has had roles in the films The Proposal, The 33, and Baywatch; guest starred on the TV shows New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Housewife, NCIS: L.A., iZombie, and Curb Your Enthusiasm; lent his voice to the animations of Bob's Burgers, Home, 3 Below, and Where’s Waldo?; recurred on Showtime’s Shameless, CBS’ Life in Pieces, and Comedy Central’s Reno 911; created and starred in his own Comedy Central series Halfway Home; and was a series regular on the USA legal comedy Benched and the TBS sci-fi comedy People of Earth. He currently stars in Mr. Iglesias on Netflix....

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31 Mar

In describing his inspiration for the Brain Project, artist David Drebin noted that the title of this brain says it all: Inner Thoughts. What was once personal and safely nestled inside one’s mind is now on display for all to see. Take a look and see if you discover some inner thoughts of your own. www.daviddrebin.com...

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11 May

Keight MacLean is a Toronto-based painter, born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. Keight is an OCAD University graduate and alumna of the school’s revered Florence Program, in Florence, Italy. Inspired by her time studying the old masters first hand, Keight’s paintings combine the old with the new, reproducing historical portraits by hand before applying contemporary and experimental methods such as fluorescent spray paint, re-harvested artists’ mediums and destructive techniques....

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02 May

Iconic Canadian Rick Hansen established the Rick Hansen Foundation in 1988 following his Man in Motion tour to raise awareness about the potential of, and barriers facing, people with disabilities. Artist Shary Bartlett proudly followed his athletic Paralympic victories and world tour, and was honoured to interpret Hansen’s vision in this brain sculpture. As the daughter-in-law of someone who has Alzheimer's disease, she marvels at how this complex organ harbours such intelligence, abilities and memories, and its profound impact on love and human experience. Shary Bartlett’s paintings are held in public and private collections in Canada and the US.  She teaches art internationally and nationally and her mixed media work and techniques are published in the books, Encaustic Art in the 21st Century and Encaustic Revelation. Website: www.sharybartlett.com   Artist’s statement – Shary Bartlett The Brain Project - Rick Hansen Artist Shary Bartlett was commissioned to interpret and render Rick Hansen’s brain for The Brain Project. Her piece was inspired by Rick’s philosophy of “Many...

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29 Jun

Iconic Canadian Rick Hansen established the Rick Hansen Foundation in 1988 following his Man in Motion tour to raise awareness about the potential of, and barriers facing, people with disabilities. Artist Shary Bartlett proudly followed his athletic Paralympic victories and world tour, and was honoured to interpret Hansen’s vision in this brain sculpture. As the daughter-in-law of someone who has Alzheimer's disease, she marvels at how this complex organ harbours such intelligence, abilities and memories, and its profound impact on love and human experience. Shary Bartlett’s paintings are held in public and private collections in Canada and the US.  She teaches art internationally and nationally and her mixed media work and techniques are published in the books, Encaustic Art in the 21st Century and Encaustic Revelation. Website: www.sharybartlett.com   Artist’s statement – Shary Bartlett The Brain Project - Rick Hansen Artist Shary Bartlett was commissioned to interpret and render Rick Hansen’s brain for The Brain Project. Her piece was inspired by Rick’s philosophy of “Many...

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03 Jul

Lex Talkington is a San Diego artist who explores the use of found objects along with modern technology, woodworking and metalworking to create static, kinetic, and interactive sculptures. Drawn to engineered, mechanical objects, his work blends the dichotomy of old and new into highly crafted, sometimes surreal, objects and creatures. He has a BFA in Graphic Design and years of software engineering experience, skills he uses to create experiential artwork....

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