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US Under-Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jon Dudas opened the agency’s new exhibit, ‘Art of Invention – Invention of Art.’ The exhibit features 70 works of art that emerged from inventions, patents and trademarks, a press release by the USPTO stated.
‘The inventors and artists represented in this exhibit produced artistic treasures that also serve a practical purpose,’ Dudas noted.
‘Visitors may ask themselves, is it the art of invention or the invention of art? Either way, they will learn how the
The exhibit is arranged in 2 sections. The Art of Invention section highlights works from inventors and artists who studied and drew inspiration from the world in their quest for beauty, such as Louis Comfort Tiffany’s creations in glass or Eva Zeisel’s prolific work in ceramics.
The Invention of Art section features inventions that have been of great significance to science or industry, but also have collateral value as art in unexpected images whose color, composition, and content can be seen as an object of beauty, for example, images from space taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Some displays may have characteristics of both sides.
Other innovations on display include a Steinway piano, Firestone’s show car - a 1994 Lola T9300, images of bacteria and medication under a microscope, the designs of Michael Graves and Charles and Ray Eames, as well as many others that are protected by patents and trademarks…
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