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Conversations of Art & Science with Roman De Salvo and Dr. V.S. Ramachandran
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
6:30 PM
THE NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE, LA JOLLA, CA
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An evening of artist meets scientist: The Artist, Roman De Salvo with the Neuroscientist, Dr. Ramachandran. An evening of unrehearsed and unscripted conversation. What are the common denominators that exist between artist and neuroscientist?
Topics will emerge as the evening progresses. Questions will unfold from the participants as well as questions submitted from the attendees. An evening for inquisitive minds.
Dr. Ramachandran is the director of UCSD's Center for Brain and Cognition.
His major areas of research are: cognitive neuroscience, behavioral neurology - the study of cognitive and perceptual deficits in human neurological patients, neural plasticity and "phantom limbs", stroke rehabilitation, human visual perception/cognition, and visual psychophysics. He obtained an M.D. at Stanley Medical College in Madras, India, a PhD. from Trinity College, University of Cambridge. He has been called “The Marco Polo of Neuroscience” by Richard Dawkins. Newsweek magazine named him a member of “The Century Club”, one of the 100 most prominent people to watch in the 21st century. Rama brilliantly examines the interface of science and humanities.
http://cbc.ucsd.edu/ramabio.html
Roman de Salvo is a contemporary American conceptual artist whose sculpture and installations utilize everyday objects and materials in inventive and unexpected ways. De Salvo's work combines his interest in craft, technology, language, and materials with ever present attributes of wit and play. Roman received a MFA from UCSD. He has shown professionally throughout the United States and in Europe, including the Whitney Biennial, 2000, Musee d’Art, Givemy, 2000, Museum of Contemporary Art, SD 1996, 2001, 2006, The California Biennial 2002, Seattle Art Museum, 2003, The Public Art Fund, NYC, 2003 and the Nevada Museum of Art, 2004.
His most recent show at The Quint gallery,“Split, Splice, Splay, Display” was mentioned as one of San Diego’s better art shows of 2009 by Robert Pincus of The Union Tribune.
http://www.romandesalvo.com/main.html
You may submit your questions prior to this evening:
Ron Newby
ronnewby@san.rr.com
www.bronowskiforum.org
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