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Art Contest Results

Best in Show

Kristal Feldt, Undergraduate, University of Kansas
for "The Particle Decay Series," a set of jewelry.
$100 cash prize, and a trip to the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 2009 WInter Meeting.

 

Abstract
The goal I wish to achieve in the art field is not to go the average route of replicating organics, but instead bring light to the beauty of science. I seek to design sophisticated art jewelry and small scale sculpture that brings the elegance of scientific phenomena and concepts, particularly in the realm of physics, to the everyday person. I intend to accomplish this by taking my understanding of the literal and conceptual views of different topics (that I do personal research to understand to the best of my ability) and creating something beautiful out of it. In The Particle Decay Series, I created a line of artistic jewelry to express the nature of particle decay through its collision patterns. The set includes a hairpin, necklace, bracelet, earrings, brooch, and ring.

 

Photo by Aaron Paden

 

Also see: The art of physics: KU junior’s jewelry, sculpture designs win national prizes, Univ. Kansas website.

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