22K gilded reflective microetching, a "preliminary experiment" for plate #9 of the larger work. Framed.
20¹⁄₂ x 28in. (52 x 71cm.)

LAPADA Charity Auction 14 September 2016, lot 4.

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Lot Essay

The most complex artistic depiction of the brain ever produced. Neuroscientist Greq Dunn has collaborated with University of Pennsylvania physicist Brian Edwards to create an artwork which depicts half a million individual neurons to comprise a highly accurate slice of the human brain. Etched onto a shimmering gold panel, the artwork has a dynamic component to reveal the complexity of constant brain activity. Dunn, who received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania, has been working as a professional artist for five years. He was originally inspired by the chaotic, natural beauty of neurons as viewed through the microscope during his graduate studies, as well as East Asian scroll and screen ink paintings. His unique blend of rigorous science and emotion-evoking art has garnered attention, particularly from researchers and institutions.