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Observer Effects: Conversations on Art & Science
Martin Kemp

Certain kinds of art and science originate in the intuiting of deep structures that lie behind appearance—what Martin Kemp, emeritus research professor in the history of art, Oxford University, has called "structural intuitions." Some of the structures are static, relying upon fundamental forms of geometry; some disclose the process itself, like splashing; and others are the result of complex processes, like folding. In this dinner discussion, Martin Kemp will speak on themes that run across art, architecture, design, and various sciences from the Renaissance to today.

Curator: Emily Berçir Zimmerman

FREE + Open to the Public

For all Observer Effects talks, dinner will be for sale at 6 PM to enjoy as part of the event. Beer, wine and refreshments will also be available as part of our cafe service.

Bio:

Martin Kemp is an emeritus professor of art history at Trinity College, Oxford University. He was trained in natural sciences and art history at Cambridge University and at the Courtauld Institute, London.

He has written, broadcast, and curated exhibitions on Leonardo da Vinci and on imagery in art and science from the Renaissance to the present day. Books include The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat (1992) and The Human Animal in Western Art and Science (2007). He has published extensively on Leonardo da Vinci, including the prize-winning Leonardo da Vinci: The Marvellous Works of Nature and Man (1989 and 2006). His book on the newly discovered Leonardo portrait, La Bella Principessa, was written with Pascal Cotte. He is currently writing a book on iconic images, from Jesus Christ to Coca-Cola.