Julian Voss-Andreae

Heart of Steel (Hemoglobin) (2005) by Julian Voss-Andreae. The images show the 5' (1.60 m) tall sculpture right after installation, after 10 days, and after several months of exposure to the elements.

Julian Voss-Andreae (born 15 August 1970) is a German sculptor living and working in the U.S.

Life

Voss-Andreae's full first name is Johann Julian, in honor of his ancestor, German pastor Johann Valentin Andreae. According to an interview with the artist, Voss-Andreae attended a Rudolf Steiner school in Germany from grades 9 to 13.[1]

Voss-Andreae was born in Hamburg, Germany (formerly West Germany) and started out as a painter.[2] He later studied experimental physics at the universities of Berlin, Edinburgh and Vienna. Voss-Andreae pursued his graduate research in quantum physics in Anton Zeilinger's research group, participating in an experiment demonstrating quantum behavior for the largest objects to date.[3] He moved to the U.S. in 2000 and graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2004.

Voss-Andreae's work is heavily influenced by his background in science. His work includes protein sculptures,[4] such as Angel of the West (2008),[1][5] a large-scale outdoor sculpture for the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida portraying the human antibody molecule, a sculpture for Nobel laureate Roderick MacKinnon based on the ion channel structure,[6] and the quantum physics-inspired Quantum Man (2006).[7][8]

Recent work includes an exhibition at the American Center for Physics displaying a series of sculptures inspired by concepts from quantum physics.[9]

In 2020 he was awarded the Waltrude-and-Friedrich-Liebau-prize for the Promotion of Interdisciplinarity in Crystallography by the German Crystallographic Society.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Schorsch, Julian (2016). "Julian Voss-Andreae, Angel of the West". Conversations: An Online Journal of the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion. Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion. doi:10.22332/con.ess.2016.1. ISSN 2475-241X.
  2. ^ Wallace, Julie (Spring 2008). "Protein Sculptures for the People" (PDF). AWIS Magazine: 14–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  3. ^ Arndt, Markus; O. Nairz; J. Voss-Andreae; C. Keller; G. van der Zouw; A. Zeilinger (14 October 1999). "Wave-particle duality of C60". Nature. 401 (6754): 680–682. Bibcode:1999Natur.401..680A. doi:10.1038/44348. PMID 18494170. S2CID 4424892.
  4. ^ Voss-Andreae, Julian (February 2005). "Protein Sculptures: Life's Building Blocks Inspire Art" (PDF). Leonardo. 38 (1): 41–45. doi:10.1162/leon.2005.38.1.41. S2CID 57558522. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  5. ^ Sauter, Eric (November 10, 2008). "New Sculpture Portraying Human Antibody as Protective Angel Installed on Scripps Florida Campus". The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  6. ^ Ball, Philip (March 2008). "The crucible: Art inspired by science should be more than just a pretty picture". Chemistry World. 5 (3): 42–43. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  7. ^ "Dual Nature". Science. 313 (5789). Science Magazine: 913. August 18, 2006. doi:10.1126/science.313.5789.913a. S2CID 220101775. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  8. ^ Farr, Sheila (July 27, 2007). "Sculpture show takes steps in right direction". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  9. ^ Ball, Philip (26 November 2009). "Quantum objects on show". Nature. 462 (7272): 416. Bibcode:2009Natur.462..416B. doi:10.1038/462416a.
  10. ^ Winners of the Prize for the Promotion of Interdisciplinarity in Crystallography
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