Pablo Garcia-Lopez was born in Madrid in 1977. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from Autonoma University, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Complutense University, both located in Madrid, Spain. As a Neuroscientist, he published numerous scientific papers in international journals.
In 2008, he moved to New York when he obtained a grant from the Caixa Galicia foundation to develop the “Cortical Garden” project in the School of Visual Arts. Later, he received a fellowship from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, for a Master in Fine Arts for Sculpture.
His artistic work explores the connections between Neuroscience and Art. He is especially interested in making associations between both disciplines to popularize the discoveries related to the functioning of the brain, trying to create a more humanistic culture. One of his main interests is to explore the role of visual metaphors in scientific research. He has been inspired by the work of the Spanish neuroscientist, Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934), who is often referred to as the “father of Neuroscience”. Cajal received the Nobel Award in 1906 for his studies about the organization and functioning of the nervous system. Cajal’s romantic and naturalistic visual metaphors inspired his projects against the current mechanistic models that have dominated science during the latest centuries, helping to mechanize the body and the mind.
Pablo has participated in exhibitions in Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, London, New York and Australia.
In 2008, he moved to New York when he obtained a grant from the Caixa Galicia foundation to develop the “Cortical Garden” project in the School of Visual Arts. Later, he received a fellowship from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, for a Master in Fine Arts for Sculpture.
His artistic work explores the connections between Neuroscience and Art. He is especially interested in making associations between both disciplines to popularize the discoveries related to the functioning of the brain, trying to create a more humanistic culture. One of his main interests is to explore the role of visual metaphors in scientific research. He has been inspired by the work of the Spanish neuroscientist, Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934), who is often referred to as the “father of Neuroscience”. Cajal received the Nobel Award in 1906 for his studies about the organization and functioning of the nervous system. Cajal’s romantic and naturalistic visual metaphors inspired his projects against the current mechanistic models that have dominated science during the latest centuries, helping to mechanize the body and the mind.
Pablo has participated in exhibitions in Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, London, New York and Australia.
