Applications in Art

BMI has worked with various artists in the production of anatomically-based works of art. The following are a few highlighted projects to which we have contributed.

A Case of Anatomical Splicing

BMI assisted Matthew Day Jackson in the creation of Dymaxion Man.

The production of this piece involved the fusing of the artist's skull with the injuries of Phineas Gage, the American 19th-century railroad worker famous for surviving an accident in which a large iron rod was driven through his head.

_{Matthew Day Jackson's Dymaxion Skeleton, 2008. Courtesy of the artist.}

A Subject-specific Anatomical Sculpture

We contributed to the production of Kiki Smith's Vis Consili Expers Mole Ruit Sua.

This piece features a life size bronze replica of the artist's skull with an engraving that roughly translates as,
"Strength without wisdom falls by its own weight."

_{Kiki Smith's Vis Consili Expers Mole Ruit Sua, 2000.
Courtesy of the artist.}

3D rendering of scanned bird skeleton and Noel grunwaldt's silver bird casting.

_{Left: 3D rendering of scanned bird skeleton. Right: Noel Grunwaldt's silver bird casting, Starling #3, 2008. Courtesy of the artist.}

Precious Metal Birds

On a project for artist Noel Grunwaldt, we helped the artist digitally capture the delicate remains of a series of birds using Conebeam CT technology. The resulting animal anatomy models were then used to produce delicate bird skeletons in sterling silver.

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