In relation to the artist projects I have seen, it can said that medicine does have a correlation with art. Not just in the traditional sense of art, as in paintings, but for example, BodyWorlds, is art based on the human form. Surely, there are different methods of portraying the body's form as art- contemporary dancing, but the tie-in with medicine is undeniable.
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The positioning of the body's form is incredibly artistic; not to mention the medical aspect of viewing all the muscles and fibers
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However, in my own opinion, the first thing that comes to mind is plastic surgery when I think about medicine and art. By combining medical procedures with the "ideal of beauty", doctors are able to craft their own masterpieces. While I would agree that "plastic surgery" as an image of beauty and art is a highly controversial topic, I have heard many times that plastic surgeons view their patients as "works of art".
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The face is the "canvas"
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Before plastic surgery, medicine for me was always viewed as something that is "hard science". Even with a possible career as a plastic surgeon, I don't think of myself as an artist. However, after reading several sources online, I do feel like that it is highly possible to perhaps craft my own masterpiece. Like I mentioned earlier, I do think that this perspective is relatively controversial, thus I feel like it will take quite a while for the general public to come to a conclusion about this topic.
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| Redefining beauty, redefining art. Is that morally correct, though? |
Citations
- Choi, Jeongho. "Cosmetic Surgery: Is It Science or Art?" Archives of Plastic Surgery. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
- Cotter, Holland. "Artist’s Life: Cut, Nip and Tuck." The New York Times. The New York Times, 2009. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
- "Mission of the Exhibitions." Exhibitions. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
- Jeffries, Stuart. "Orlan's Art of Sex and Surgery." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 2009. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
- "Making Faces: The Artists Who've Used Plastic Surgery in Their Work | VICE | United States." VICE. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
- "Artist's Plastic Surgeries Defy Beauty Standards." Msnbc.com. 2004. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
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ReplyDeleteYour comment about plastic surgery is interesting. You give the surgeons credit as the artist and the person as the canvas. But as said in the lecture videos, there's a completely different way to look at this relationship; the relationship of the patient as the artist and canvas, while the surgeon is merely the technician. In this sense, we acknowledge the patient as the one calling the shots, and the technician as merely performing a task. If the surgery was to be performed by a robot would you consider the robot to be an artist? That brings up even more controversy and quite the debate! But either way, the human art is more than commendable by the surgeon and patient.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about plastic surgery is interesting. You give the surgeons credit as the artist and the person as the canvas. But as said in the lecture videos, there's a completely different way to look at this relationship; the relationship of the patient as the artist and canvas, while the surgeon is merely the technician. In this sense, we acknowledge the patient as the one calling the shots, and the technician as merely performing a task. If the surgery was to be performed by a robot would you consider the robot to be an artist? That brings up even more controversy and quite the debate! But either way, the human art is more than commendable by the surgeon and patient.
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