Jody Rasch

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Jody Rasch
Born1956
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Michigan B.S , New York University MBA
Known for Contemporary art

Jody Rasch (born in New York City in 1956) is a contemporary artist working in the art/sci movement. [1] Rasch's work explores the modern world through the lens of science images. [2] [1] For example, Rasch uses images from electron microscopes to show the beauty of deadly diseases such as HIV and cancer cells. [3] On the macro scale, Rasch uses images of galaxies, the cosmic background radiation to examine our place in the universe. [4] On the sub-atomic level, Rasch uses images from particle accelerators. [1] Generally, images of our galaxy and space are represented on a much smaller scale and images of the microscopic are represented in a much larger scale. [5] He uses a variety of media that includes acrylic and oil paint, colored pencil and pen and ink to make his work. [1]

Rasch's paintings are in the Embassy of the United States, Dhaka as part of the Art in Embassies Program. [5] Rasch's work has been included in notable exhibitions such as "The World Unseen: Intersections of Art and Science" at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum in Atlanta, GA. [6] In 2018, Rasch was in a two-person exhibition at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC. [7] He is co-founder of Lamina Project, a curatorial project devoted to giving visibility to the art/sci movement. [2]

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