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Tess Barnes: Bridging Art and Scientific Observation Tess Barnes (b. 1957) stands apart as an artist whose practice is fundamentally rooted in a profound engagement with scientific inquiry—a rare convergence that yields strikingly beautiful and intellectually stimulating artworks. Born in Philadelphia, Barnes’ artistic journey began not with formal training but with a fascination for the precision of anatomical illustration and the ev…
Scroll through tess barnes's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
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