Chapter 8

NYU Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/topview.html
This site, maintained by New York University, includes three databases—art, film/video, and literature—of artistic works related to or dealing with medicine. There is a detailed description and commentary for each work of art included in the databases, plus links to information on the artists. Works are also cross-referenced by medical keywords.

Confronting Cancer Through Art
http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/CCTA/index.html
This site from the University of Pennsylvania includes nearly 200 works of art by 112 artists. The artists, cancer survivors or friends and family members of cancer patients, used art to help cope with the illness. To view the works, go to the bottom of the screen and click on Enter Gallery. Click on the thumbnail images for larger versions of the works, with comments from the artists.

“The Contribution of the Artist to Scientific Visualization”
http://visualmusic.org/text/scivi1.html
This site by Vibeke Sorensen, professor and chair of the Division of Animation and Digital Arts in the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, discusses the questions “What is an artist?” “How are artists like or not like scientists?” and “How can artists and scientists work together?” Click on Works at the end of the article to see some of Sorensen’s own work, including MindShipMind, an interactive Web-based artwork that changes each time a user visits it.

Art, Disability, & Expression
http://www.gallery.vsarts.org/gallery/exhibits/disability/index.html
An online exhibition that explores the historical, emotional, and sociological influences on artists with disabilities. Covers history and trends, disability culture, art as cultural representation, disability as content, and much more. Click Enter the Art, Disability & Expression Exhibit to begin. Click on the individual works for full-screen versions.

Sensation and Perception Tutorials
http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html
Interactive tutorials on how artists use visual information, how the brain processes sensory input, optical effects, and more. Maintained by John K. Krantz, associate professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Hanover College. Begin with the Vision & Art link.

The Wellcome Trust’s Two10 Gallery
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/misexhtwo.html
This gallery (the name comes from its street address) hosts exhibitions on the relationship between medical science and art. The Previous Exhibitions link (scroll down to access it) includes artwork on such topics as cloning, anatomy, life in the womb, and more, with comments about the relationship of the works to medicine. Some exhibitions are presented in animated as well as still versions.

The CyberLouvre
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Take a virtual tour of the Louvre in Paris. View selected major works. Read about the history of the Louvre.