Exhibition, Body Parts, explores the emerging science of cloning

Who
Mark Pomilio, assistant professor of painting and drawing in the ASU Herberger College School of Art.

What
Pomilio creates Body Parts, an exhibition of his drawings which emulate the dividing and compounding of a single, or group of cells, into complex orgranisms. By combining art and research focusing on the principles of geometry, fractals, cloning and single-cell manipulation, Pomilio's work references the challenging power of cloning and the exciting emergence of genomes in the field of biomedical research.

His exhibition is held in conjunction with Liz Lerman's production of Ferocious Beauty: Genome at ASU Gammage Auditorium to inspire public awareness of this intriguing and controversial issue.

Pomilio's artwork has been featured in solo museum exhibitions both nationally and internationally, including Chapelle Saint-Salpetriere, Paris; Art Resources Transfer, New York City; and the Robert V. Fullerton Museum,San Bernardino, California.

Where
ASU Gammage Auditorium, 1200 S. Forest Avenue, ASU Tempe campus

When
Oct.18-Nov. 18, 2007

Cost
Free

Public Contact
Professor Mark Pomilio
ASU Herberger College School of Art
480.965.3742
mark.pomilio@asu.edu
or
http://art.asu.edu

The School of Art is a division of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Its printmaking, photography and art education programs are nationally ranked in the top 10, and its Master of Fine Arts program is ranked eighth among public institutions byU.S.News & World Report. The school includes four student galleries for solo and group shows by graduate and undergraduate art and photography students: Gallery 100, Harry Wood, Northlight and Step. To learn more about the School of Art, visit art.asu.edu.

Media Contact:
Carol Cox
Art Office Specialist
480.965.8521
carol.cox@asu.edu