Caryn Babaian, who uses her artistic talents to teach science at Bucks County Community College will give the lecture on her work.
Babaian was invited by the Langhorne Council of the Arts to launch its summer speakers series. Recently featured on the PBS/NOVA series “The Secret Life of Scientists,” Babaian will provide a stimulating discussion of natural forms and the evolution of the human eye-and-hand connection as they relate to creativity and drawing.
Babaian has been recognized nationally for her artwork, winning second place for best illustration in Science magazine’s 2006 Visualization Challenge. The award was for her chalkboard rendition of da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, which Babaian uses in her introductory anatomy class to illustrate three crucial anatomical concepts: rotation, transparency, and transverse section. Babaian requires her students to draw the image in their notebooks as they watch it take shape on the blackboard.
