I came to the field of artistic philosophy from a background of hard science and engineering resolved to find the intersection of these disciplines—the locus where art and science work in tandem to reveal extraordinary concepts. I intended to uncover why subjective examination is not only permitted to, but also required of, an artistic audience, while the objective nature of science renders it virtually incontestable. Perception analysis should be required of both. My experiments posit that in the pursuit of exploration and discovery, art and science are not two unique concepts that meet in the spirit of revelation, but rather are one and the same.
Agar Pendants – 2011 – Trypticase soy agar, various bacteria colonies, and recovered metal jewelry Dimensions variable Graphene – 2011 – Graphite on paper 32 x 40 inches
M E LY S A R E I S S
www.melysareiss.com born Cleveland, Ohio, 1982
education BSE in BioMedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2005 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, 2012
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