Pamela Smith
(Columbia University, Department of History)

“Butter and Mercury: Art, Science, and Craft in Early Modern Europe”

Friday September 29, 2006 12-1:30PM
VCU Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom B

This kick-off lecture will examine the historical relationship between artisanal and scientific cultures,
in particular as they relate to the creation of natural knowledge in renaissance and beyond.

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Tony Robbin
(Artist and Author)

"Four Dimension Geometry
in Painting: Then and Now"

Friday, November 17, 2006 12-1:30PM
VCU Student Commons Forum Room
907 Floyd Ave (1 st floor)

This lecture will explain Picasso's use of early 20 th century mathematical texts in the invention of Cubism, and discuss the continuation of the tradition of artists using 4-D geometry with examples from his own work.

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Ramana Pidaparti
(VCU professor of Mechanical Engineering)

“Bridging Cultures for Innovation: Design, Art, and Nature”

Friday January 19th, 2006 12-1:30PM
VCU Student Commons Forum Room
907 Floyd Ave (1 st floor)

Dr. Pidaparti has been involved in exploring the role of Art and Nature in engineering design. He will discuss
the history, present parallels and differences, and use examples to demonstrate the richness in bridging the cultures of design, art and nature for engineering innovation.

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Lawrence Principe
(Johns Hopkins University professor
of the history of science)

“Science, Art, and the Natural World: Visions of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century Society”

Friday February 23, 2006 12-1:30PM
VCU Student Commons Forum Room

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Natalie Jeremijenko
(New media artist and U.C. San Diego
professor of design)

“Art and the Environment:
The Politics of Information”

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