The Art of Alchemy Colloquium (Video 3 of 4)

January 19, 2017, The Getty Center 
Presentations by Matthew Hunter and Karin Leonhard 
Introductory remarks by Rhiannon Knol 
Welcome by David Brafman

Alchemists were notorious for attempting to make synthetic gold, but their goals were far more ambitious: to transform and bend nature to the will of an industrious human imagination. For scientists, philosophers, and artists alike, alchemy seemed to hold the key to unlocking the secrets of creation. Alchemists' efforts to discover the way the world is made have had an enduring impact on artistic practice and expression around the globe. This colloquium explores how the mysterious art of alchemy transformed visual culture from antiquity to the industrial age and the ways in which its legacy still permeates the world we make today. 

“Still Lifes – Transient Lifes” by Karin Leonhard 

“‘Render’d Immortal’: The Work of Art in an Age of Chymical Reproduction” by Matthew Hunter 

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Prague Prag Praha. Argh!
It has nothing to do with plague, ague or vague.
|ey-depts| Americans need to learn English. |æd- epts|
To be adept.
Sturm und Drang, need to learn German, too.