Art and Atoms (Leonardo ebook series)

Produced in partnership with Leonardo/International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology and MIT Press this project documents the work of 35 leading researchers whose work explores the deep connection between chemistry and the arts. In this edition there are four sections: Atomic and Molecular Representations; Chemical Concepts, Analogy and Metaphor; Chemical Materiality and Art; and Nanoscience.

Contents:

Preface by Roger Malina
Introduction by Tami Spector
Comment by Philip Ball

Part I: Atomic and Molecular Representations

Electronic Music for Bio-Molecules Using Short Music Phrases
X. J. Shi, Y. Y. Cai, and C. W. Chan

Digital Design of Molecular Sculptures and Abstractions
Edgar F. Meyer

Life Music: The Sonification of Proteins
John Dunn and Mary Anne Clark

Protein Sculptures: Life's Building Blocks Inspire Art
Julian Voss-Andreae

An Artist’s Atom
Kenneth Snelson

Part II: Chemical Concepts Analogy and Metaphor

Communicating Science through the Language of Dance: A Journey of Education and Reflection
Tonie L. Stolberg

The Use of Artistic Analogies in Chemical Research and Education
István Hargittai and Magdolna Hargittai

The Use of Artistic Analogies in Chemical Research and Education, Part 2
Balazs Hargittai and Magdolna Hargittai

Gene Culture: Molecular Metaphor in Visual Art
Suzanne Anker

An Artist Explores the Concept of Levels in Matter
Gertrude Myrrh Reagan

Structural Chemical Elements Patterns of Dynamical Chemical Patterns
Stefan C. Müller, Theo Plesser, and Benno Hess

The Crystal Interface in Contemporary Art: Metaphors of the Organic and Inorganic
Mark A. Cheetham

Part III: Chemical Materiality and Art

Iridescent Color: From Nature to the Painter’s Palette
Franziska Schenk and Andrew Parker

Three Colors: Coomassie Brilliant Blue, Sudan I And Somalia Yellow
Chris Foster

Etching and Tone Creation Using Low-Voltage Anodic Electrolysis
Omri M. Behr and Marion R. Behr

Transparency and Reflection as Entities in Sculpture of Carved Acrylic Resin
Jacques Schnier

Liquid Crystals: A New Material for Artists
Rein Lemberg

Chemigram: A New Approach to Lensless Photography
Pierre Cordier

Part IV: Nanoscience

Nanotechnology: The Endgame of Materialism
James K. Gimzewski

Very Small Horses: Visualizing Motion at the Nanoscale
Simon Tarr and Paul S. Weiss

Images and Imaginations: An Exploration of Nanotechnology Image Galleries
Kathryn de Ridder-Vignone and Michael Lynch

The Role of Images and Art in Nanotechnology
Chris Robinson

Nano in Sight: Epistemology, Aesthetics, Comparisons and Public Perceptions of Images of Nanoscale Objects
Chris Toumey and Michael Cobb

Can You Hear the Femur Play? Bone Audio Speakers at the Nanoscale
Boo Chapple with William Wong