The Science for Art Prize: Genesis of Forms

The Science for Art Prize: Genesis of Forms Part I: Biology and Biomimetism FrancisD.Massie Created in 1988, the Science for Art Prize annually rewards artists and scientific researchers from all over the world for the impact of their discoveries on artistic or aesthetic creation. The Science for Art Prize is part of the research philosophy of a group focusing on aesthetics and open to collaboration with the international scientific community . It is dedicated to promoting remarkable scientific insights likely to accelerate creativityin the fields where an alliance among art, science and industry communities proves possible; and to widening the field of action for aesthetic creation in the field of science. Each year, the Science for Art Prize centers around a different theme; all themes are broad enough to allowscientists from various fields to participate : Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Neuroscience, Engineering. .. The Prizes are: Two First Prizes,worth FF100,OOO each (approximately $20,000) awarded to pay tribute to both artists and scientists : An Art Prize awarded by a committee of experts among international artists whose work is deemed to be highly relevant to the theme of the year. A Science Prize, open to international candidates. It rewards work which opens up promising potential for basic or applied research; it may have an artistic or aesthetic content with potential applications in craftsmanship or industry. The Vinci of Excellence, a distinction symbolized by a dodecahedron sculpture based on Leonard0 da Vinci’sdrawing , is awarded to scientific candidates whose work is of the highest international level. These scientists reached the final stage of the selection process. They Francis D. Massie, MoEt Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Inc.. Two Park Avenue, Suite 1830, New York, NY 10016, U.S.A. will receive a commissioned work of art presented by the artistic winner of the related theme, with a dodecahedron trophy. Decisions are reached by a majority vote of theJury: the ScienceJury consists of international scientists divided into three groups meeting in New York, Tokyo and Paris. SCIENCE FOR ARTA DIFFERENT THEME the most visited places of contemplation in the United States. But Maya Lin is not only known for her monuments. As a sculptor and architect, she expresses herself through the abstract ideas of travel. She says: “My sculptures are like landscapes. I don’t want to imitate the landscape, my work itself becomes the landscape.” Science Prize Elliot Meyerowitzand Enrico Coen CaliforniaInstitute of Technolom,Pasadena, EVERY YEAR CA, U.S.A., and./ohn Innes Institute, Nor1996and 1997 Genesis of Forms: 1996 Part I: Biology and Biomimetism 1997 Part 11: Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences 1995 Play of Light and Matter: “Encounters and Conjunctions” 1994 Beyond Chaos: “Unpredictable Behavior of Matter” 1993 Movements of Matter: “Related to its Particulate Structure” 1992 Flavors, Fragrances and Colors: “Effectsand Perceptions” 1991 Matter and the Senses: “Relationship between the Composition or Morphology and Sensory Effects” 1990 Application of Matter on a Surface : “Physicochemical Phenomena , Processes of Deposit and Aesthetic Effects” 1989 Textures and Interfaces: “Tactile, Visual and Technical Effects” 1988 Appearance of Materials: “Creation of Visual Effects through Chemical Innovation” THE PRIZE WINNERs wich, U.K. These pioneers devoted their work to the biology of flower development. They have shown, each on a different species, that similarly to the homeotic genes in animals, such plant genes code for gene products capable of selecting and then activating or repressing a collection of other genetic components that govern the process of morphogenesis. They have, therefore, clearly established that the formation of a flower depends on a hierarchical double genetic regulation: first, a control of the organization common to all flowers resulting in a precise morphogenetic program-sepals, petals, stamens or carpels-then, a species-specificcontrol of the organization of the flower. Through the profusion of their genetic investigations, these two scientists brought a new development in floral and plant creation. Prize of Honor Stanley Prusiner and Fred Cohen University of California, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. Starting in the 199Os,the ioint work of Art Prize ” . Stanley Prusiner and Fred Cohen on Maya Lin Maya Lin Studio, New York, M, U.S.A. prions (proteinaceousinfection) While still a student, Maya Lin created the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C...