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This post brings several aspects of engineering together with relation to art.<\/p>\n

1) Teaching art and creativity can be done through “Reverse Engineering<\/a>” — thinking backwards from the final product on how the artist created\/constructed it and his or her creative process in the making to improve upon, rather than copying the object or artwork.<\/p>\n

2) Reading about Tony May’s work on ArtShift SanJos\u00e9<\/a>, made me think of the engineering needed to construct his sculptures, some of which are made with books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/a>
Tony May_good-reading-light_courtesy ArtShiftSanJose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tony<\/a>
Tony May_third-variable-construction_via ArtShiftSanJose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tony<\/a>
Tony May_red-branch-books-open_Via ArtShiftSanJose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tony<\/a>
Tony May_altco-open-red-branch_via ArtShiftSanJose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3) The late\u00a0 George Adams<\/a> was an engineer and a self taught artist, who helped restore many murals in the US Capitol. His engineering skills helped him decipher the best innovative tactics for this important restoration work.<\/p>\n

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\"George<\/a>
George Adams via Washington Post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4) Murals entitled, The History of the United States Locomotives,<\/a> which were painted as part of the 1930’s WPA government program to employ artists, have been returned to the original owners, The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. They are on permanent display at The Standard building in Cleveland, after a circuitous route of finding their way back home.<\/p>\n

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\"Train<\/a>
Train Murals via Cleveland.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5) I like how in this article, The Art and Science of Innovation<\/em><\/a>, by Jeffrey Phillips on Blogging Innovation describes how the innovation of science requires thinking like an artist. I’ve long believed this! On a side note: I recently introduced my younger son to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain to help him “break down \/ decipher” basic drawing skills and my older son is practicing the art of innovation by solving problems daily as a civil engineer intern with Clark Construction this summer. Great opportunities for both boys.<\/p>\n

Finally, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that ABC News chose Luke Jerram as their Person of the Week<\/a> last Friday, due to his public art installation, Play Me I’m Yours<\/em><\/a>. Click here to read my previous post on artist,\u00a0 Luke Jerram<\/a>‘s technical, artistic and engineering skills to achieve his other interactive and innovative\u00a0 public artwork.<\/p>\n

Some music from this traveling exhibit to Kick-Start your weekend<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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This post brings several aspects of engineering together with relation to art. 1) Teaching art and creativity can be done through “Reverse Engineering” — thinking backwards from the final product on how the artist created\/constructed it and his or her creative process in the making to improve upon, rather than copying the object or artwork. 2) Reading about Tony May’s work on ArtShift SanJos\u00e9, made me think of the engineering needed to construct his sculptures, some of which are made with books. 3) The late\u00a0 George Adams was an engineer and a self taught artist, who helped restore many murals in the US Capitol. His engineering skills helped him decipher the best innovative tactics for this important restoration work. 4) Murals entitled, The History of the United States Locomotives, which were painted as part of the 1930’s WPA government program to employ artists, have been returned to the original owners, The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. 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Click here to read my previous post on artist,\u00a0 Luke Jerram‘s technical, artistic and engineering skills to achieve his other interactive and innovative\u00a0 public artwork. 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