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  • Van Gogh in blue and red
    • ]]>     It’s funny how things fall together sometimes.  It wasn’t long after I wrote the post Van Gogh blue & red that I stumbled across an article about a unique company called DNA11.  Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Adrian Salamunovic and Nazim Ahmed started DNA11 in 2005 out of Ahmed’s apartment.  Using a simple cheek swab and specialized equipment, DNA11 merges art and science in a one-of-a-kind canvas based on the DNA of each client.  The Museum of Modern Art now features DNA 11 art in its stores in New York and Tokyo.

    It got me thinking again about the unique images Jen had sent to me.  Perhaps there is more inspiration in the microscopic than even I originally thought.  If she and I can see the beauty in these images, perhaps there are others who would find them equally appealing.  The image above is one of my favorites. 

    You can find more about DNA 11 at their site www.DNA11.com.

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  • Personalized Art
    • ]]>     A great friend, whom I have had the pleasure of knowing since 5th grade, sent me some awesome and intriguing images a while back.  Jen is a brilliant science type, Ph.D. at Brown, and can talk circles around me when it comes to microbiology and bio-technology, and I’m sure a lot more “ologies.”   She sent me the images because she thought they were beautiful and that I would appreciate them.  She even mentioned turning them into greeting cards for Christmas.

    vincent-van-gogh-paintings-crop-1vincent-van-gogh-paintings-crop-2A shot like the one above is something that I would never see in the course of my typical schedule.  I don’t usually hang around microscopes and slide specimens, so it was neat to see this bit of life that is part of Jen’s daily world.  She said this particular one reminded her of a Van Gogh painting.   It’s just amazing where art can be found.  Beauty in something so small, that few get a chance to see;  I am glad Jen shared it with me.

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