Helga Kolb presents us with her painting
There must be something about the scientific study of vision that attracts multi-dimensional people. Last week I wrote about Dominic Lam's chromoskedasic painting; another famous vision scientist friend is pursuing her passion for painting, and we've got a commissioned piece from Dr. Helga Kolb of our very own.
Few academic vision research programs can find a retinal anatomist, and in 1993, the UofU had a stellar one in Helga Kolb. No major program ever could afford two at once, and when R was on the job hunt, we assumed that the UofU would never want him. Luckily that assumption was wrong, and R got to work with a most-respected colleague for many years, until Helga retired and began painting up a storm.
We saw Helga's first show at the Oasis restaurant some months ago, and R had the idea to send her one of his favorite images of mine. I made this picture at the Louvre in July 2003, with actual film, and I usually print it as a black and white. Helga had free rein, and I love what she's done with it to make the image her own.
Comments (1)
What a great collaboration, as well as a nice memory of working with her years ago! thanks!
Posted by jkiel | August 6, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted on August 6, 2008 11:22