A new permanent exhibition sponsored by Epson at Medatech, the Science Museum in Haifa - NanoArt: the creations are several millionths of a millimeter in size
A new permanent exhibition dedicated entirely to NanoArt has opened at Medatech, the National Museum of Science, Technology and Space in Haifa. The exhibition, sponsored by the imaging giant Epson, is based on works of art whose components are atoms and molecules. This is the first exhibition in Israel dedicated entirely to the new field of nano art, where the artists demonstrate mastery of materials that are millionths of a millimeter in size. Among the exhibiting artists: Israeli and foreign students and researchers. The works of today's most famous international nano artist, the American Chris Orpasco, will also be presented.
The art of nano-art presents a sort of landscape made of atoms and molecules as well as nano-sculptures, structures created as a result of the processing of various materials at their molecular and atomic level, using chemical or physical processes and the most advanced magnification equipment (electron and atomic microscopes).
The miniature works that cannot be seen with the naked eye, were photographed using powerful microscopes, enlarged to huge sizes and printed on Epson's advanced printers in the Digigraphie standard - an international standard character that allows the creation of signed and authorized copies of art, at a level very close to the quality of the original work. The prestigious brand, founded by the Epson global company, created a new field: digital printing of works of art. Today, photographers, sculptors, painters and photo labs use the technology to create very high quality prints. The badge is awarded by a committee, consisting of artists, sculptors and photographers, whose role is to define strict rules and criteria for the badge's use. The works themselves are printed, according to the type of work required, on high-quality artistic paper, canvas, regular photo paper, and more. All the raw materials are tested by external independent laboratories to ensure the durability of the prints over time.
The presenting artists: Dr. Yigal Lilach (with a 20 nm guitar sculpture), Alina Plushnik and Anbal Davidi (with a nano map of Israel), Elisha Ezra and Soha Atil-Kadri from the Hebrew University, Michal Ashad, Melanie Omar-Mizrachi, Tamar Gordon, Jenny Goldstein, Sofia Bohbot from Bar Ilan (who called her work "The Quantum Dog"), Katia Raaf from Uni' Ben Gurion, Dr. Florian Otto from Germany, Biana Godin from Texas, Dr. David Yaakov from the Technion and Ronan Kreizman from the Weizmann Institute.
