Speed of Life

By Gregg Chadwick Are we making monsters in university laboratories? How much is a life worth? Where does science start and religion end? When it comes to contemporary advances in science, the general public can feel lost on the margins as new discoveries whizz past like speeding rockets on the Bonneville Salt Flats. As humans we are primed to distrust or misunderstand unfamiliar things or states of being. Is it any wonder that popular culture since the dawn of the modern era is full of out of control scientific experimentation such as that found in Mary Shelley's cautionary novel Frankenstein ? Fear of the unknown may often be polarizing. Knowledge may be liberating. Jonathan Moreno's new book, The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America , shines a light on the issues surrounding contemporary scientific explorations. Moreno focuses on the current place of science and politics in the United States, yet Moreno also deftly explores through a long lens, the philosoph...

Time-lapse video of the Google doodle team & friends carving giant pumpkins in the Halloween spirit. Shot on location at Google's Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Music by Slavic Soul Party! Composed by Matt Moran.

Gregg Chadwick Los Sueños del Río 38"x38" oil on linen 2011 (Triptych: Closed) Please Join Me Tomorrow at My Studio for the Unveiling of New Work at the 7th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Art Studios The Triptych Los Sueños del Río Will Be Opened At 7pm! October 15, 2011 - Saturday Night 6-9pm & October 16, 2011- Sunday Afternoon 1-5pm My studio- #15 - will be open along with the other wonderful artists at the Santa Monica Art Studios. Please stop in and say hello. 3026 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405 cell 415 533 1165 email: greggchadwick@earthlink.net

Women, War & Peace from Women, War & Peace on Vimeo . Must Watch Television:  Women, War, and Peace Starts Tonight on PBS: Women, War & Peace is a bold new five-part PBS series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. Spotlighting the stories of women in conflict zones from Bosnia to Afghanistan and Colombia to Liberia, it places women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security, and reframes our understanding of modern warfare. Featuring narrators Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, Women, War & Peace is the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the roles of women in war and peace. Watch on your local PBS station Tuesday nights from Oct. 11 to Nov. 8. Check local listings for air times.

Engine Company , a photo by GreggChadwick on Flickr. As part of my current exhibit at the Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery, "Engine Company" is on loan to the Monterey Fire Department. The painting will be displayed for the next month in Station #1 located at 600 Pacific Street, Monterey, California. I feel it is vital to take contemporary art out of the gallery and into the streets. I am honored that my work dedicated to brave Union workers across the globe hangs in Station #1.

Theater of Memory in Process in Studio , originally uploaded by GreggChadwick . The Monterey County Weekly writes: Art Exhibit: Humanitas at MPC Gallery When: Thursday, October 6, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Humanitas, an exhibit of extraordinary paintings, features luminous, poetic figures painted by Gregg Chadwick, along with more intimate works, often in earth tones, by Cynthia Grilli. Most art tells the history of the periods from which they are created. These recent works, depict the emotions reflecting the subtle complexity and unknowing directions of our times. Come see the once and future history of these thankfully fleeting days, illuminated by these two fine artists' incisive palettes. [JZ] 11am-4pm, Tue-Fri, Receptions: 6th Oct, 12:30-2:30pm 8th Oct, 3-5pm. Much more at Art Daily.com