Patrick McDonnell has exhibited computer art in group and one man shows in Montreal, New York, Paris, Zurich, Milan, Bologna, San Francisco...In June he exhibits work in the Montreal gallery 55 Prince. Patrick lives in Montreal, home of Microsoft's Softimage which he uses.
"I am very proud to have the chapter on computer graphics written and illustrated by one of the outstanding creative experts in the field, Patrick McDonnell. He has been involved in developing and applying new technologies and media to scientific illustration from the writing of his Master's thesis on holography to his involvement in developing plastic drafting film illustration techniques. Patrick McDonnell was one of the pioneers in using computers to create medical illustrations. Working on the Quantel Paintbox, the Apple Macintosh, and Silicon Graphic's computer systems, he has published and exhibited all over the world. He has lectured and given presentations at many universities and medical-art meetings."
Phyllis Wood author of Scientific Illustration, second edition,Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Denton A. Cooley, M.D. from Foreword to Atlas of Angioaccess Surgery, Year Book
Patrick attended the 8th AEIMS Conference, September 11-13 1995, Kings College, University of Cambridge
Chairperson was Margot Cooper of Limbs and Things
A gathering of fifty medical artists from Europe and North America took place last September in Cambridge, England. The historic halls of Kings College served as the venue for the meeting. Participants were treated to a bilingual tour of the city and University with its colleges. Then, they attended a lecture entitled ABRACADAVER given by the head of the anatomy department, Bari Logan. A tour of the modern dissecting laboratories followed. Then the attendees had lunch in Kings College great hall which also served for the final dinner banquet; an impressive architectural marvel echoing Kings College beautiful flamboyant chapel. The meeting was a smashing success.
A brief synopses of the two days of presentations.
Dr. John Bates, U. of Cambridge computer department, talked about the
internet. Mr Simon Brown talked about Digital Imaging, used extensively in
his medical illustration department. Frank Giarletta talked about Virtual
Reality. Professor Sir Roy Calne, renowned transplant surgeon, showed his
painting talents expressed in portraits of his patients. Professor Richard
Morton showed how computers are changing medical illustration; as well
Patrick McDonnell talked about and presented his computer graphics. Jenny
Halstead talked about her Paleontological artwork; proving that traditional
art is not dead. Professor Antoine Barnaud, leading a French delegation of
11 members , gave a lecture on his Paris school of medical illustration
accompanied by slides of his student's work. Gillian Lee discussed the
problems and challenges of using computers for free-lancing. Dr Robert
Whitaker, a surgeon of urology, lectured on medical illustration and the
use of water color. Patrick McDonnell gave an insider's view of the history
of the association and its members. Philip Ball's Cambridge medical
illustration department's use of computers was the subject of another
lecture. Richard Neave explained how to solve crimes with medical
sculptures. Jim Hogue, recent graduate and employee at Limbs and Things,
demonstrated the latest in interactive medical sculpture simulators. Ricard
Gonzalez Airola showed his stunning 3D computer graphics of the AIDS virus;
a Swiss medical artist, Cedric Scheurer also had created a video of eye
surgery. Alexandra Webber held a Adobe Photoshop workshop.
After the conference, there was time for punting with new friends like the Coopers
Cambridge will host the Medical Artist Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1997 spring meeting. As well a Digital photography meeting will take place this summer (IMI).
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