There’s beauty in the silver, singin’ river
There’s beauty in the sunrise in the sky
– Bob Dylan, Tomorrow is a Long Time
Yesterday we looked at some Big Art (by volume, not weight). Today, let’s head to the other end of the spectrum.
Willard Wigan’s 2015 Microscopic Artwork exhibit at the California African American Museum
When he was a child, Willard Wigan decided he would build homes for ants because he “felt they needed them.” Little did he know at the time that this desire would become the artistic rubric that would compel him to create whimsical sculptures that are so minute that they can only be viewed through a microscope.
California African American Museum
The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a great WLBOTT destination. Unfortunately, as of this writing, it is closed for storm-related repairs (the historical August tropical storm).
The California African American Museum is located in the heart of Los Angeles, just steps away from USC, the California Science Center, and the Natural History Museum. We are accessible by car, bus, and Metro rail line. Admission, exhibitions, programs, and events are always free and open to the public.
California African American Museum
Will there be a Buffet? Yes and No.
The CAAM is located at 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90037.
CAAM Street and Satellite
There is a lot going on in the satellite view.
Wilard Wigan
More of Mr. Wigan’s sculptures can be found at My Modern Met.
The Teeny Tiny Show
Every year, the Maury Young Arts Centre holds a Teeny Tiny Show. Looks like we missed this year, but we look forward to 2024.
The Teeny Tiny Show will run from August 30 – September 30 at the Maury Young Arts Centre.
Free, everyone welcome! All artwork is available for purchase.
Art Whistler
You can take a virtual tour of the 2021 Teeny Tiny show here:
Whistler
Named for the furry marmots that populate the area and whistle like deflating balloons, this gabled alpine village and 2010 Olympics venue is one of the world’s largest, best-equipped and most popular ski resorts.
Lonely Planet
Nano-Sculptures: Let’s Get Small
From ZME Science:
Getting Small….
From the Old Wolf at Playing in the World Game:
Wandering Shaman, lover of Mother Gaia, seeking to make the world a place where everyone wins. Fond of offal and other broken meats. Chases invisible cows.
Old Wolf
Tiny Art in the Natural World
World’s Cutest Parasite? The Head of a Fly Maggot:
This thread has some interesting notes about the various body parts and functions displayed in this photo:
Plethora of eTron pix here.
Screw Worm Fly Larva
Bee Antenna
Silk Moth Caterpillar
Arabidopsis thaliana leaf
An image of an Arabidopsis thaliana leaf, which is used as a model organism in plant biology research — and was the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced.
Wikipedia
By Heiti Paves:
Even the root system biome is fascinating:
Some Bad Boys of the MicroWorld
Red blood cell infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles
Bed Bug
Hydrothermal Worm
Microscopic Vinyl
Cool record groove pix here.
How ’bout this for a murder mystery plot? At a gruesome crime scene, the only clue the detectives find is a small fragment of a vinyl record. They take electron microscope images of the record fragment, and have to determine the album by analyzing the wavy patterns, and translate the patterns to sound. In a nail-biting scene, the detectives realize that the vinyl fragment is from The Archies’ “Sugar Sugar”. We still have to work out how that helps them solve the crime, but let’s assume the bad guys are caught.
BTW: if you play the 45rpm of Sugar Sugar at 33⅓, it sounds like a very cool R&B.
[ed. note: the cataloging of human knowledge is complete]
2 replies on “Tiny Art”
I remember when I was young, my grandfather had a mounted display (in a frame) of individual grains of rice on which were inscribed Japanese calligraphy. I don’t know what they said. Perhaps, “Wow, you’ve got good eyesight!”
Hi, Rochelle. “Good eyesight” – good one!
I wasn’t aware of rice grain calligraphy, but what a great idea for a post!