Art installation celebrates the beauty and whimsy of math. Duke Today, Nov. 11, 2021. On the third floor of Gross Hall lies a whimsical island where the landscape and creatures are not what they seem. The 20-foot-long, 10-foot-wide piece, a mixed-media art installation dubbed “Mathemalchemy,” is the result of a two-year collaboration devoted to the joy and creativity of math.
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The little things
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The little things. Duke Research blog, Sept. 23, 2019. Meet a student photographer who combines up-close views of science and nature with the magic of light.
Doctor dolls, coming soon in 3-D
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Doctor dolls, coming soon in 3-D. Duke Today, May 25, 2018. These centuries-old ivory sculptures have sat in storage or behind display glass at Duke since the 1950s, too fragile to handle. Soon, X-ray imaging technology will make them available to view, download, even make 3-D printed replicas.
Researcher turns wood into larger-than-life insects
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Researcher turns wood into larger-than-life insects. Duke Research blog, March 27, 2018. Alejandro Berrio is a postdoctoral associate in biology at Duke. He’s also a woodcarver, having exhibited his shoebox-sized models of praying mantises, wasps, crickets and other creatures in museums and galleries on two continents.
Can we teach computers to make like Mendelssohn?
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Can we teach computers to make like Mendelssohn? Duke Today, Dec. 14, 2017. Duke University researchers are teaching computers to write classical piano music in the mode of great composers like Mendelssohn and Beethoven. The resulting tunes are a pastiche of 19th century style.
What affordable art can tell us about taste
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What affordable art can tell us about taste. Duke Research blog, May 29, 2015. Of the billions of dollars of art bought and sold at auctions in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong this spring, most of the buzz has centered on the highest-priced works. But these are a tiny fraction of what’s up for sale. An analysis of thousands of painting sales in 18th century Paris looks beyond the top sellers to find out why people were willing to pay more for some works of art than others. Picked up by Private Art Investor.