tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post8675765865135961686..comments2024-03-28T18:16:12.819-07:00Comments on What's Creative?: Beauty in the BizarreCANlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697643394288614411noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post-35573659399305804212015-02-18T20:14:33.917-08:002015-02-18T20:14:33.917-08:00I love the inspiration behind this jewelry! It'...I love the inspiration behind this jewelry! It's really refreshing to see a piece of jewelry that presents science as an aesthetic--as we were saying in class today, science is not often associated with creativity and aestheticism even though the two can definitely go hand in hand. Reading this blog post reminded me of the "novel" and "appropriate" components of creativity. Rachel B. Stork Stoltz's choice of human anatomy is very novel and innovative since inner bodily organs are usually seen as more practical and functional and the outer body organs such as they eyes more often portray beauty. It is also very appropriate and relevant in today's day and age: as our culture becomes more and more concerned with materiality and outward appearances, Stoltz's jewelry serves as a welcome reminder of the beauty that lies within us. All in all, I thought this was a great idea and I would love to learn more about Stoltz's work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000703068475538617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post-650251964553027792015-02-18T14:07:18.068-08:002015-02-18T14:07:18.068-08:00As a pre-med students, this was really cool to me....As a pre-med students, this was really cool to me. Finding the body a "beautiful" work is one thing, but to actually create jewelry of organs is totally different. It reminds me a lot of a chocolate company I recently encountered. <br /><br />http://www.visualanatomy.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=3<br /><br />They sell chocolate in the shape of anatomically correct organs and body parts. Not only is it "humerus" (hahaha, I'm so clever), but the chocolate is really good, too! They have creative packages (the "Getting Old" box contains a knee, a hip, an eye, and a brain), as well as more "romantic" packages (just a bunch of hearts). <br /><br />I guess I just really liked that these groups of people (Stolz and visualanatomy) both had very similar ideas and completely different ways of carrying them out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795299210680186906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351149635592475082.post-87718009667141747442015-02-15T15:13:28.947-08:002015-02-15T15:13:28.947-08:00Sabrina, thanks so much for bringing this artist t...Sabrina, thanks so much for bringing this artist to my attention! I love the idea of finding a sense of beauty in what the majority of society might consider taboo, utilitarian, or grotesque. Rachel B. Stork Stoltz seems really relevant in light of our generation's struggle to shift beauty standards from the narrow, superficial, and unhealthy images perpetuated in the media back to the diverse, natural, and empowering reality that is the human body and all the shapes it takes across the globe. There's a lot of talk about how we all need to find beauty in every little piece of ourselves, but Stoltz is actually walking the walking by "transforming" what lots of people might find gross into beautiful pieces of art. I also find it really cool how Stoltz uses her background in scientific illustration and applies it in such a novel way. It reminds me of that speech Steve Jobs gave about trusting that the "dots" will connect somewhere down the line. This artist took her body and her scientific background and created something really cool out of them. Major props to her. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745453435234705517noreply@blogger.com