Katie Cordrey
Edit
| Embed Video: |  |
|
Sachiko Kodama uses ferrofluids to make amazing art. Ferrofluids are made up of surfactant-coated magnetic nanoparticles suspended in a carrier fluid. The substance flows like a liquid and attracts to a magnet. It has a wide and increasing array of scientific and industrial applications, but Kodama is recognized for her out of the box thinking about the substance and her beautiful, sculptural art. The Japanese artist combined her love of art and science in exploring the fascinating material and applied her training in art, design, physics, and holography to create fantastic sculptural expressions using ferrofluid. Though the video above is a couple of years old, it is an inspiring overview of the material and the artist.  The Japanese female artist Sachiko Kodama was born in 1970. As a child she spent a lot of time in the southernmost part of Japan. This area is rich in tropical flowers and plants, edged by the sea, and washed with warm rain. Sachiko loved art and literature from an early age, but also had a strong interest in science. After Graduating Physics course in the Faculty of Science at Hokkaido University, In 1993, Sachiko matriculated in the Fine Arts Department at the University of Tsukuba...
(kodama.hc.uec.ac.jp)References: kodama.hc.uec.ac.jp, physicscentral Filed In: |
| Related (Trend Slideshow OR 29 Photo Slideshow) |
|
;showNav();changeOption('login');)
Log In ;changeOption('guest');)
Guest
Facebook ;changeOption('twitter');)
Twitter 
