On the Evolution of Art and Nature Relationship: Bio-Informed Art

Güneş Mutlu Avinç; Semra Arslan Selçuk

doi:10.25038/am.v0i28.493

Authors

Güneş Mutlu Avinç
Semra Arslan Selçuk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i28.493

Keywords:

Bio-informed paradigm, Bio-art, Biotechnology, paradigm shift in art, Transgenic art

Abstract

Scientific and technological developments triggered creative thinking and the emergence of innovative products in many fields such as art, architecture, engineering, nanotechnology, and medicine. The main reason behind this might be the formation of new dynamics by blurring the sharp distinctions between disciplines. Different meanings and concepts with the changing dynamics also lead to the reshaping of interdisciplinary relations. The effects of bio-inspired/bio-informed paradigms in many disciplines including art have been analyzed. The first part of this study presents the traces of the environment with examples from the prominent movements in the art of painting developed in the period from the first works of humanity to the middle of the 20th century. Second, paintings, sculptures, and installations shaped by the understanding of bio-art that has become widespread in recent years are included. It was understood that art has experienced paradigmatic shifts as a result of interdisciplinary relations with fields such as technology, biology, synthetic biology, and biotechnology, and this interaction with established connections led to the development of innovative approaches in art.

Article received: December 12, 2021; Article accepted: February 1, 2022; Published online: April 15, 2022; Original scholarly article

Author Biographies

Güneş Mutlu Avinç

Faculty of Architecture, Gazi University, Ankara; Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Muş Alparslan University, Muş
Turkey

After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Karadeniz Technical University in 2009, she received her Master's degree in Architecture from Karadeniz Technical University in 2015. She has been doing her Ph.D. at Gazi University since 2016 and working as an assistant at the same university.

Semra Arslan Selçuk

Faculty of Architecture, Gazi University, Ankara
Turkey

After graduating from Selçuk University in architecture, she completed her master's and doctorate studies at METU. She did some of her doctoral research at the University of Bath and her postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University. She worked in different universities and institutions throughout her career, which she started in 1999. She has been continuing her academic studies at Gazi University, Department of Architecture since 2014.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i27.493