| dc.description.abstract | Maria Skłodowska-Curie, born in 1867, is famous all over the world
for her precursory research on the new branches of chemistry and radiochemistry.
However, according to the studies on the scientist’s biography,
Skłodowska-Curie appears as a person incongruous with the world of science
dominated by men and as a romantic keen on art and nature. In the
last decade Maria Skłodowska-Curie has become a significant motif in the
world of art. The scientist has had a great influence on works of more and
more artists who focus their artistic activity on her personality and life.
The texts analysed in this article are the best example of the impact of
Skłodowska-Curie on the contemporary pop artists and their innovative
artistic creativity. The works presented depict the history of life, love and
science by means of painting, narration, photography, collage, op art and
architecture. The author focuses on a few modern artists: in the photos
by Kimiko Yoshida Skłodowska is presented as an icon of freedom and
independence, in the works by Lauren Redniss the scientist can be seen as
a romantic enthusiast, whereas Jennifer Steinkamp pays attention to the
double role of the woman and the scientist simultaneously indicating the
importance of her discoveries to the world of medicine, science and industry.
Searching for the new ways of expression and striving for exceeding
the limits of oneself is the common goal of all the artists. | en_EN |
