Protein Sculptures: Indoor Works
Julian Voss-Andreae
Birth of an Idea, 2007
Steel, glass, and wood; 60” x 32” x 32” (1.50 x 0.80 x 0.80 m)
Location: Rockefeller University, NYC
Julian Voss-Andreae
Birth of an Idea (detail), 2007
Steel, glass, and wood; 60” x 32” x 32” (1.50 x 0.80 x 0.80 m)
Location: Rockefeller University, NYC
Julian Voss-Andreae
The Building Blocks of Life (Blue Mating Pheromone), 2009
Painted steel, 12” x 10” x 8” (30 x 25 x 20 cm)
Julian Voss-Andreae
The Building Blocks of Life (Yellow Melittin), 2009
Painted steel, 5” x 17” x 7″ (13 x 43 x 13 cm)
Julian Voss-Andreae
Interferon, 2012
Painted Steel, 11″ x 9″ x 8″ (26 x 22 x 19 cm)
Location: Private Collection (West Palm Beach, FL)
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“Birth of an Idea” (2007), commissioned by
Roderick MacKinnon, is based on his Nobel Prize winning elucidation of the
potassium channel protein.
Read more:
Julie Wallace:
Protein Sculptures for the People, AWIS Magazine (Spring 2008)
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Philip Ball:
The crucible: Art inspired by science should be more than just a pretty picture, Chemistry World (March 2008)
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