In Victorian England, a very curious art form flourished: making intricate patterns from the microalgae known as diatoms, single-celled organisms that range from five microns (or .005 millimeters) to ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Most people probably don't think of growing algae as a work of art. But a new art exhibit at Schmidt Art Center on the campus of ...
Anna Atkins, “ Alaria esculenta,” from Part XII of Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1849-50), cyanotype (courtesy Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and ...