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The Tree, the Spiral and the Web of Life: A Visual Exploration of Biological Evolution for Public Murals

Author(s) -

Joana Ricou,

John A. Pollock

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

leonardo

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254

H-Index - 23

eISSN - 1530-9282

pISSN - 0024-094X

DOI - 10.1162/leon_a_00321

Subject(s) - spiral (railway) , tree (set theory) , tree of life (biology) , visual arts , computer science , art , world wide web , geography , biology , engineering , mathematics , phylogenetic tree , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , gene , mathematical analysis

The authors created the Spiral of Life as a new, accessible symbol for the evolution of life. This novel visual interpretation of evolution challenges traditional tenets of the field in light of emerging new themes in research. The Spiral brings recent principles to the general public and also provides scientists with a new visual concept to support further discussion. The Spiral emerged from the combination of the analysis of the latest scientific research with an artistic process to create new images and icons. A resulting complementary series of artworks was installed in five cultural institutions and museums in Pittsburgh, PA.

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