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« The Brown Symposium brings to the Southwestern University persons of national and international reputation in areas represented by the holders of endowed Brown professorships. Distinct from the traditional lecture series, these symposia are integrated into the regular curriculum of our university, as well as, attended by a large lay audience.

Previous topics for the Brown Symposium have included cosmology, punctuated evolution, macro-history, the human genome project, spiritualities of resistance, arctic ecology, and the intersection of science and religion. Previous speakers have included Nancy Wexler, Michael Brown, Paul Berg, Winona LaDuke, Isaac Asimov, Stephen J. Gould, Donald Johanson, William McNeill, Diane Ackerman, Alex Haley, and Kenneth Boulding, amongst others.

The title of the 2015 Brown Symposium is  “3D Printing and the Arts: What Things May Come”.  Topics will focus on the impact of 3D technology on the human mind as it endeavors to meet future challenges in the arts and sciences. Sculpture has been involved in 3D printing from its very beginning.   We will explore what things may come from 3D Printing technology in the Fine Arts and Sciences; how it will not only impact our lives but also open up our minds. The symposium will include an international sculpture exhibition of 3D digitally designed and printed works along with lectures, panel discussions and videos that demonstrate what remarkable things may come, which will change our lives now and in the future.

The dates for the exhibition are February 4, to March 5th, 2015 to be held in the Fine Arts Gallery at the Sarofim School of Fine Arts of Southwestern University. The opening reception is held on February 26th at 4:30 in the Gallery in conjunction with the Brown Symposium on "3D printing and the Arts: What Things May Come". »

Site Web du Brown Symposium / Brown Symposium website

Prof. Mary Visser, Chairman and organizer of the Brown Symposium 2015
Professor of Art, Holder of the Herman Brown Chair
and Vice President of Ars Mathematica
Department of Art and Art History
The Sarofim School of Fine Art
Southwestern University
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Sauf mention contraire les photos sont de C. LAVIGNE
Unless otherwise stated, photos are of C. LAVIGNE
{ exposition / art exhibition
démonstrations / demonstrations
repas officiels / formal meals
conférences & débats / lectures & panels (photos)
vidéos des conférences / videos of the lectures
articles de presse / newspaper articles

Prof. Mary VISSER, Chairman and organizer of the Brown Symposium 2015,
and Christian LAVIGNE, President of Ars Mathematica, co-curator of the art exhibition,
thank a lot Dr. David BOURELL, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering,
Director of the Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication at The University of Texas at Austin,
for his important help in the 3D printing of the artworks.


photo by Lucas Adams



Memorial Fountain and Theatre Entrance

Sarofim School of Fine Arts Entrance

Sarofim School of Fine Arts Gallery Entrance


Hommage à notre regretté ami, ancien Président
et co-fondateur d'Ars Mathematica, Alexandre VITKINE

Tribute to our late friend, former President
and co-founder of Ars Mathematica, Alexandre Vitkine

entrée de l'exposition / entrance of the exhibition

guitare créée par Olaf DIEGEL / guitar designed by Olaf DIEGEL

REFLECTIONS, by Mary VISSER

Quand la cité n'a pas de porte..., by Christian LAVIGNE

CORIOLIS V, by Bruce BEASLEY

DIPLODIAL PAS DE DEUX, by Robert Michael SMITH

AUTOPORTRAIT, by Derrick WOODHAM


SWEEP, by Keith BROWN - photo by James HUTCHINSON

CRANIA-ANATOMICA-FILIGRE-BINARY, by Joshua HARKER

FRACTURED BUFFALO, David Van NESS

BETWEEN, by Dan COLLINS

THOUGHT FORM: FLAMING DESCENT INTO MANIFOLD LIES, by Paul HIGHAM

WYNKEN, BLYNKEN and OZ, by Corinne WHITAKER

TRANS SPECIES, by Corinne WHITAKER

INWARD GAZE, by Laura WEST

EVE'S DANCE, by Mary HALE VISSER

NIGHT DIAL, by Alvin SHER

FLUID, by Salvatore MUSUMECI

EMERGING VENUS 1, by Kim THOMAN

HELICAL HOLES, by Rinus ROELOFS

photo by P. SAINT-JEAN

QUANTUM BIOLOGIQUE, by Patrick SAINT-JEAN

DUCTILE IRON ELONGATION FOR TEXAS, Mary BATES NEUBAUER
- Photo by James HUTCHINSON

RYGO, by Bathsheba GROSSMAN

BRONZE KNOT, by Bathsheba GROSSMAN

RAMGYPSBISTO, by Andrew WERBY

LA MUSIQUE DE LA VIE, by Christian LAVIGNE

MNÉMOSYNE, by Christian LAVIGNE

ONE OF MANY, by Charles MORRIS

THE HOUSE OF EARS, by James HUTCHINSON

DARK MATTER, by Patrick VISENTIN

QUASI GRAIL, by Jérémie BRUNET

SEVERAL SINS OF THE YOUNG, by Brit BUNKLEY

Biographies de tous les artistes exposés (extrait du catalogue, en vente sur demande - 15 $)
Biographies of all the artists of the art show (from the catalog, available on request - $ 15)

Merci à Kristen Van PATTEN pour la mise en place de l'exposition !
Thank to Kristen Van PATTEN for the establishment of the exhibition !

Inauguration officielle de l'exposition / official opening of the exhibition - photo by P. SAINT-JEAN
From Left to right: Prof. Star Varner (woman in the green coat), Alvin Sher, James Hutchinson,
Robert Michael Smith, Patrick Visentin, Mary Neubauer .

A. WERBY & P. SAINT-JEAN

J. HUTCHINSON

P. SAINT-JEAN explique la sculpture numérique
à la traductrice Elisabeth JOFFRAIN,
et ses amies de l'association française Austin Accueil.
P. SAINT-JEAN explains digital sculpture to Elisabeth JOFFRAIN (translator)
and her friends 
from the French association Austin Accueil.

Au centre, C. LAVIGNE

Au centre: C. LAVIGNE, P. SAINT-JEAN, Mary VISSER

Pour ranger les sculptures, Mary prend les mesures qui s'imposent !
To pack the sculptures, Mary takes the necessary action!

démonstrations / demonstrations :

Installation de la zone de consultation du parc de sculpture numérique
DAAP, en ligne sur ActiveWorld, créé par le Pr. Derrick WOODHAM.
Installing the consultation zone of the digital sculpture park
DAAP, online in ActiveWorld, created by Prof. Derrick WOODHAM.

Accès libre sur Internet au parc de sculpture numérique DAAP
créé par le Pr. Derrick WOODHAM.
Free access, on the Internet, to digital sculpture park DAAP
created by Prof. Derrick WOODHAM.

Mise en place de l'imprimante 3D Gigabot.
Implementation of Gigabot 3D printer.

Posters Ars Mathematica expliquant la numérisation et  l'impression 3D,
avec, au centre, le rappel du premier brevet de la stéréolithographie
- brevet français de J-C André, A. Le Méhauté, O. De Witte.
Posters Ars Mathematica explaining 3D scanning and printing, with,
 in the center, the recall of the first patent for stereolithography
- French patent by J-C Andrew A. Méhauté, O. De Witte.

Gigabot et tabourets produits avec la machine.
Gigabot and stools made with the machine.

M. VISSER et P. SAINT-JEAN sont des artistes branchés !
VISSER M. and P. SAINT-JEAN are wired artists!

Marieke attend les acheteurs du catalogue de l'exposition.
Vous pouvez encore le commander. Prix: 15$.
Marieke expects buyers for the exhibition catalog.
You can still order it. Price: $ 15.

Stand de la librairie de la Southwestern University.
Booth of the Southwestern University bookstore.

Au centre, Laura WEST discute avec un responsable de Gigabot.
Center: Laura WEST speaks with a manager of Gigabot.

Imprimantes 3D Makerbot.
Makerbot 3D printers.

P. SAINT-JEAN, avec, à gauche, Amber et Anna,
deux étudiantes parlant français venues nous aider. Merci à elles !
P. SAINT-JEAN, with, left, Amber and Anna
two students speaking French who came to help us. Thank to them!

P. SAINT-JEAN expliquant les diverses techniques de la vision en relief.
P. SAINT-JEAN explaining the various techniques of relief vision.

Système Occulus. Photo by P. SAINT-JEAN

Création interactive . Photo by P. SAINT-JEAN

photo by P. SAINT-JEAN

Laura WEST numérise le buste d'Anna en 3D avec le scanner Sense.
Laura WEST scan the bust of Anna with Sense 3D scanner.

Comme au temps du daguerréotype, il suffit d'être patient !
As in the days
of the daguerreotype, just be patient !

Capture 3D / 3D capture

repas officiels / formal meals :

Anna et Amber, nos charmantes étudiantes traductrices.
Anna and Amber, our charming student translators.

Amber est toujours très créative !
Amber is always very creative !

Mary VISSER offre des fleurs à Sue SMITH en remerciement pour son aide
dans l'organisation du Brown Symposium 2015.
Brown Chair Mary VISSER giving Sue SMITH flowers for her work on the symposium.

Sent, l'époux de Mary, félicite son épouse,
avec une touche de romantisme !
Sent, the husband of Mary, congratulates his wife,
with a touch of romance!

Au premier plan: la table de Robert SMITH.
In the foreground: the table of Robert SMITH.

La table de Mary VISSER et de Bruce BEASLEY,
avec Charles MORRIS (au centre, en veste bleue).
From Left to right: Herman Brown Chair and Prof. Mary Visser, Laura Hobgood,
Eric Selbin, Charles Morris, the writer and editor Helen Cordes, Sculptor Bruce Beasley, and Sent Visser. .

La table d'Andrew WERBY, Patrick SAINT-JEAN et Christian LAVIGNE.
Au centre: Michael COOPER, Président du Brown Symposium 2017, et son épouse.
A gauche, les étudiants Jimmy BRYMER et Marieke VISSER.
The table of Andrew WERBY, Patrick SAINT-JEAN and Christian LAVIGNE.
Middle: Michael Cooper, President of Brown Symposium 2017, and his wife.
Left: Southwestern Students Jimmy Brymer and Marieke Visser.


conférences & débats / lectures & panels :

Présentation du Brown Symposium par Edward B. BURGER,
Président de la Southwestern University.

Presentation of the Brown Symposium by Edward B. BURGER, President of the Southwestern University.

General introduction to the symposium by Prof. Mary VISSER.

Introduction générale du symposium par la Pr. Mary VISSER.

Prof. Mary Visser speaking about the various 3D printing systems.
"Rising Green", by Charles Morris to the left of the stage.

3D printing food.

Bruce BEASLEY
Artiste mais aussi inventeur, Bruce a trouvé le moyen de réaliser des sphères
creuses en acrylique, destinée aux bathyscaphes pour l'exploration maritime.
Bruce Beasley's cast acrylic bathysphere for deep sea exploration.

Bruce BEALEY
Travaux récents.
Recent works.

Lisa CRUMP (Stratasys)

Dr. Anthony ATALA

Concert avec 2 guitares créées par Olaf DIEGEL.
Concert with 2 guitars created by Olaf DIEGEL.

Olaf DIEGEL

Robert M. SMITH

photos J. HUTCHINSON


Une oeuvre  récente de Robert: création d'une sculpture avec
ses propres cellules, et avec l'aide du Dr. ATALA.
A recent work of Robert: creating a sculpture with its own cells
and with the help of Dr. ATALA.

Christian LAVIGNE est présenté par Prof. Mary VISSER
Christian LAVIGNE presented by Prof. Mary VISSER
 Photo by J. HUTSCHINSON

Merci à l'interprète de conférence Steven MINES (à droite sur la photo)
pour son aide précieuse ! (à gauche: C. LAVIGNE)
Thank to Steven MINES conference interpreter (right in photo)
for his help! (left: C. LAVIGNE)
Photo by J. HUTSCHINSON

Panel international. De gauche à froite / From left to right:
Mary Neubauer, Bruce Beasley, Patrick Visentin, Alvin Sher, Steve Mines, Christian Lavigne, Olaf Diegel, and Robert Michael Smith.
Photo by P. SAINT-JEAN

Fin de la table ronde: le Pdt Ed BURGER salue chaleureusement les artistes.
Panel ending with President Ed Burger shaking the artists hands.
photo by P. SAINT-JEAN




vidéos des conférences / videos of the lectures
Introduction par le / Introduction by  Pdt Edward B. BURGER
Présentation par la / Presentation by Pr. Mary VISSER
Conférence par / Lecture by Bruce BEASLEY


Lisa CRUMP


Dr. Anthony ATALA

Robert M. SMITH


Christian LAVIGNE

Olaf DIEGEL


Artistes / Artists : James HUTCHINSON, Mary BATES NEUBAUER,
Andrew WERBY, Alvin SHER, Patrick D. VISENTIN.
Table ronde avec le Président Edward BURGER (SU)
Panel with the Président Edward BURGER (SU).

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