According to the World Health Organization, biohazards occur every day throughout the world. As a matter of fact, “bacteria, viruses and parasites are responsible for the bulk of the 18.4 million deaths worldwide from communicable diseases in 2004,” (WHO) essentially making them a threat to humankind. Therefore, alarming people about the danger of these microscopic organisms is extremely important. In fact, there is a picture called “Warning-Biohazard” that is on Iowa State University’s website that serves as a warning as well as an encouragement to all the students and faculty to better take care of themselves. People often say that a picture is worth a thousand words and this artwork with its bold lettering and scientific connection is a
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The Warning-Biohazard is a finely crafted artwork due to its intelligent use of puzzles as well as appropriate use of color. Andrew Leicester, the artist of the “Warning-Biohazard,” created the piece in 1992, as a part of a collection that belongs to the G-Nome Project, an organization that aims to fully integrate art and architecture into one building. (Iowa State University). At the center of the photograph, two human-sized black arms reach out of the wall with open hands and all the parts surrounding the figure are two dimensions except for the black arms which is in a three dimensional style. For the 2D background, it is made up of three different shapes of squares. In terms of the overall view, the background is a symmetrical cross that is composed of black and white tiles that are carved with jumbled letters. If one decodes these letters, they would be able to get the …show more content…
Since the name of this architectural piece is “Warning-Biohazard”, one would think that Andrew Leicester is trying to deliver a message that biohazards are close to our daily life. The reason why the artist decided to create this artwork is because he realizes that the human race is developing very fast, but scientists only know a fraction of how nature works. For instance, Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in history killed approximately 75 to 200 million people. Another example is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also commonly known as HIV or AIDS. The disease can be dated back to 1959 when the first known case of HIV killed a man in the Congo (CNN). After five decades and countless amounts of hours devoted to find the cure, scientists still cannot find an effective antidote (Science 2.0). Besides the art piece being a warning, it is also a way to encourage people to discover and decode nature. Solving the jumbled letters puzzle carved in the tiles suggest people have to be intelligent and always keep a curious mind on resolving
The Warning-Biohazard is a finely crafted artwork due to its intelligent use of puzzles as well as appropriate use of color. Andrew Leicester, the artist of the “Warning-Biohazard,” created the piece in 1992, as a part of a collection that belongs to the G-Nome Project, an organization that aims to fully integrate art and architecture into one building. (Iowa State University). At the center of the photograph, two human-sized black arms reach out of the wall with open hands and all the parts surrounding the figure are two dimensions except for the black arms which is in a three dimensional style. For the 2D background, it is made up of three different shapes of squares. In terms of the overall view, the background is a symmetrical cross that is composed of black and white tiles that are carved with jumbled letters. If one decodes these letters, they would be able to get the …show more content…
Since the name of this architectural piece is “Warning-Biohazard”, one would think that Andrew Leicester is trying to deliver a message that biohazards are close to our daily life. The reason why the artist decided to create this artwork is because he realizes that the human race is developing very fast, but scientists only know a fraction of how nature works. For instance, Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in history killed approximately 75 to 200 million people. Another example is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also commonly known as HIV or AIDS. The disease can be dated back to 1959 when the first known case of HIV killed a man in the Congo (CNN). After five decades and countless amounts of hours devoted to find the cure, scientists still cannot find an effective antidote (Science 2.0). Besides the art piece being a warning, it is also a way to encourage people to discover and decode nature. Solving the jumbled letters puzzle carved in the tiles suggest people have to be intelligent and always keep a curious mind on resolving