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Here are some pencil studies of Cajal that I have been working on.
Cajal was a Spanish neuroscientist (1852 – 1934) who is widely regarded as the founder of neuroscience. Through his neuro-anatomical investigations and intricate illustrations of brain cells, he provided evidence for what is now known as the neuron doctrine.
– Ting
As part of the Barbican Wonder: Art and Science on the Brain festival on Sunday 7 April, I was invited by Hana Ros and Matteo Farinella from the Neurocomic team to take part in their neuron illustration event.
It was exciting to see the foyer of the Barbican came alive as neuroscience took various forms in performance, visual arts and film. In between setting up microscopes and helping visitors with their drawings of neurons, I made a start on a new canvas. This one features the Spanish neuroscientist, Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
I had been working solidly on Pavlov for a few days in November and was making good progress. However, I was tied up with other projects in December and frustratingly, I didn’t get a chance to paint. Today, I decided to make a start on Pavlov’s dog.
I am working from a photograph of Stella, an English Shepherd that belongs to my friend Hana. If everything goes to plan, I should finish this in the next couple of weeks.
– Ting
I’ve started a project with Neurocomic to create some canvases for an exhibition in 2013. Here is a near complete figure of Ivan Pavlov, the Russian physiologist, who is famous for his experiments on conditioned response.
The tasselled shoulder pads on this one still needs work, but I’m happy to leave it for now.
– Ting