The Art of the Brain Exhibition

What you see below is the creative output of this workshop from the participants. Each brain was 3D scanned using a structured light scanner and uploaded to the ATLAS Sketchfab account. The 3D brains below are all interactive for you to explore.

Want to see the original plaster cast brains? You can view them in the Old Medical School, located on the first floor by the elephant skeletons, Doorway 3, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG.

"Brain" Bow by Ellie Horne

I chose to paint my brain this way to reflect my more creative side. The rainbow section represents my inner creativity!

The Amygdala Hijack by Jenny Hostman

After getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult woman, I’ve been trying to learn more about myself, my mental health and why I react to things the way I do. The concept of the amygdala hijacking logic and creating this very often false sense of danger was something I strongly related to. So often feel that I, in these modern times, have a body that gets told to run away from a predator, when in reality there isn’t one.

Day In The Brain by Elena Silverstein

I was thinking about what senses go through my brain day-to-day.

Daisy Chain Brain by Jennifer Z Paxton

Daisies are my mum and my daughter’s favourite flowers, so I chose to paint these on the surface of the brain. The daisy chain between each flower represents the connections in the brain and the important connections between the very special people in my life.

Green Hemorrahage by Hamlet Karayan

Passionate for the hues of green and the blood brought in the emotion into the piece causing the viewer to think and possibly feel.

Jungle Brain by Tilda Tarrant

I wanted to use different patterns to follow the wrinkled folds in the brain structure.

Enlightened by Louise Sing

A hive of activity, like my brain!

A Firework Of Thoughts by Kristie Russell

I like rainbows and using different colours in my art so it is always fun to incorporate into science.

Red River by Elaine Mowat

Whoopsie Daisy! by Helena Chaytow

Colours don’t exist in reality, it’s just how the brain processes wavelengths. So here are the colours of the brain. Also like flowers. And hearts. And brains.

Keeping with Convention by Alex Boyd

The colour coding in anatomical reference books is an effective way of learning the structures of the brain.

Grey Matter by Sarah Horne

Colour inspiration started with the brain sections on display

This brain represents the colourful raves of the 80s and 90s, but also the creative mind, thinking in an explosion of bright colours. The neon paint glows under ultraviolet light, representing stimulation of the different parts of the brain when excited.

I love the folds and understanding the different lobes.

The ATLAS (Anatomy Teaching Laboratory Additive manufacturing and Scanning) Facility is a new initiative in Biomedical Sciences focused on using innovating technologies for increasing the opportunities for teaching and research in anatomy and anatomy-related topics.

Find out more about the work the ATLAS Facility do and upcoming events by visiting their home page.

Art Wednesdays give artists of all abilities the opportunity to create artwork from the unique and historic collections in the Anatomical Museum. These are non-tutored sessions allowing you to focus on drawing objects of your choosing and in your preferred medium.