Publication details
Bio art. Živé organismy a biologie v umění
| Title in English | Bio Art: Living Organisms and Biology in Art |
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Sešit pro umění, teorii a příbuzné zóny |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | bio art;biotech art;transgenic art;evolution and art;art and biology;living organisms in art |
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| Description | This article deals with bio art, a contemporary artistic movement, which creates art made entirely or partly from living organisms (with the exception of humans), or art that is created in cooperation with living organisms. Whereas theoretical works about this type of art consider new media, this article emphasizes above all the livingness of the artefacts and the biological context of their origins. In the first part the term itself is dealt with, and its sub-categories such as biotech art, transgenic art, and genetic art are defined. The article describes in further detail the history of using living organisms in art in the 20th and 21th centuries, from the first attempts of the avant-garde to the gradual appearance of biotechnology (e. g. DNA modification). The second part of the article deals with the themes that bio artists and theorists presents. In this vein the text includes a critical supplement dealing with the concept of evolution among artists and theorists. |